What color is #9C98BE?

#9C98BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C98BE?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 190: 156 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C98BE?

The complementary color is #BABE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C98BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C98BE color

#9C98BE rgb(156, 152, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C98BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 74.5% blue (156, 152, 190).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#9C98BE color codes

HEX	`#9C98BE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, 9.37, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 21.27, 296.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.231, 33.242, 53.318)`
Decimal	`10262718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C98BE, 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 #9C98BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C98BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #9C98BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c98be; }
.text { color: #9c98be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c98be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c98be, #af98be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C98BE?: #9C98BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C98BE?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 190: 156 red, 152 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C98BE?: The complementary color is #BABE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C98BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.