What color is #9C98BB?

#9C98BB 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 #9C98BB?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 187: 156 red, 152 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C98BB?

The complementary color is #B7BB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C98BB?

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.

#9C98BB color

#9C98BB rgb(156, 152, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C98BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 73.3% blue (156, 152, 187).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9C98BB color codes

HEX	`#9C98BB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 8.7, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 19.61, 296.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.906, 33.112, 51.609)`
Decimal	`10262715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C98BB, 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 #9C98BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C98BB 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 #9C98BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c98bb; }
.text { color: #9c98bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c98bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c98bb, #ae98bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C98BB?: #9C98BB 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 #9C98BB?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 187: 156 red, 152 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C98BB?: The complementary color is #B7BB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C98BB?: 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.