What color is #9B9CC5?

#9B9CC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9CC5?

The RGB value is 155, 156, 197: 155 red, 156 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9CC5?

The complementary color is #C5C49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9CC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9CC5 color

#9B9CC5 rgb(155, 156, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B9CC5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 61.2% green and 77.3% blue (155, 156, 197).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#9B9CC5 color codes

HEX	`#9B9CC5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 156, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 61.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 8.41, -21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 22.77, 291.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.482, 34.776, 57.656)`
Decimal	`10198213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9CC5, 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 #9B9CC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9CC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #9B9CC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9cc5; }
.text { color: #9b9cc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9cc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 156 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9cc5, #af9bc5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9B9CC5?: #9B9CC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9CC5?: The RGB value is 155, 156, 197: 155 red, 156 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9CC5?: The complementary color is #C5C49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9CC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.