What color is #9B96E3?

#9B96E3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B96E3?

The RGB value is 155, 150, 227: 155 red, 150 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B96E3?

The complementary color is #DEE396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B96E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B96E3 color

#9B96E3 rgb(155, 150, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B96E3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.8% green and 89% blue (155, 150, 227).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9B96E3 color codes

HEX	`#9B96E3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 150, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 34%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, 19.17, -38.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 42.88, 296.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.285, 34.326, 77.267)`
Decimal	`10196707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B96E3, 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 #9B96E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B96E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9B96E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b96e3; }
.text { color: #9b96e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b96e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 150 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b96e3, #c296e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B96E3?: #9B96E3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B96E3?: The RGB value is 155, 150, 227: 155 red, 150 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B96E3?: The complementary color is #DEE396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B96E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.