What color is #9B97C4?

#9B97C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B97C4?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 196: 155 red, 151 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B97C4?

The complementary color is #C0C497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B97C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B97C4 color

#9B97C4 rgb(155, 151, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B97C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 76.9% blue (155, 151, 196).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#9B97C4 color codes

HEX	`#9B97C4`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, 11, -22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 25.18, 295.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.546, 33.087, 56.78)`
Decimal	`10196932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B97C4, 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 #9B97C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B97C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #9B97C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b97c4; }
.text { color: #9b97c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b97c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b97c4, #b197c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B97C4?: #9B97C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B97C4?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 196: 155 red, 151 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B97C4?: The complementary color is #C0C497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B97C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.