What color is #9C95BE?

#9C95BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C95BE?

The RGB value is 156, 149, 190: 156 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C95BE?

The complementary color is #B7BE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C95BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C95BE color

#9C95BE rgb(156, 149, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C95BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.4% green and 74.5% blue (156, 149, 190).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#9C95BE color codes

HEX	`#9C95BE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 149, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 11.07, -20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 23.11, 298.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.75, 32.28, 53.158)`
Decimal	`10261950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C95BE, 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 #9C95BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C95BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #9C95BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c95be; }
.text { color: #9c95be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c95be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 149 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c95be, #b195be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C95BE?: #9C95BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C95BE?: The RGB value is 156, 149, 190: 156 red, 149 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C95BE?: The complementary color is #B7BE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C95BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.