What color is #9B97BD?

#9B97BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B97BD?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 189: 155 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B97BD?

The complementary color is #B9BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B97BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B97BD color

#9B97BD rgb(155, 151, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B97BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 74.1% blue (155, 151, 189).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9B97BD color codes

HEX	`#9B97BD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, 9.39, -19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 21.3, 296.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.767, 32.776, 52.682)`
Decimal	`10196925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B97BD, 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 #9B97BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B97BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9B97BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b97bd; }
.text { color: #9b97bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b97bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b97bd, #ae97bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B97BD?: #9B97BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B97BD?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 189: 155 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B97BD?: The complementary color is #B9BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B97BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.