What color is #9B96AF?

#9B96AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B96AF?

The RGB value is 155, 150, 175: 155 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B96AF?

The complementary color is #AAAF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B96AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B96AF color

#9B96AF rgb(155, 150, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B96AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.8% green and 68.6% blue (155, 150, 175).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#9B96AF color codes

HEX	`#9B96AF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 150, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, 6.86, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 14.14, 299.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.16, 31.876, 45.008)`
Decimal	`10196655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B96AF, 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 #9B96AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B96AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #9B96AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b96af; }
.text { color: #9b96af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b96af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 150 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b96af, #a896af); }

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Questions

What color is #9B96AF?: #9B96AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B96AF?: The RGB value is 155, 150, 175: 155 red, 150 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B96AF?: The complementary color is #AAAF96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B96AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.