What color is #9AADF6?

#9AADF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AADF6?

The RGB value is 154, 173, 246: 154 red, 173 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AADF6?

The complementary color is #F6E39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AADF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AADF6 color

#9AADF6 rgb(154, 173, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9AADF6 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.8% green and 96.5% blue (154, 173, 246).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#9AADF6 color codes

HEX	`#9AADF6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 173, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 84%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, 10.82, -38.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 39.94, 285.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.9, 43.409, 93.184)`
Decimal	`10137078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AADF6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9AADF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AADF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9AADF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aadf6; }
.text { color: #9aadf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aadf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 173 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aadf6, #b59af6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AADF6?: #9AADF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AADF6?: The RGB value is 154, 173, 246: 154 red, 173 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AADF6?: The complementary color is #F6E39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AADF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.