What color is #9C98CC?

#9C98CC 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 #9C98CC?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 204: 156 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C98CC?

The complementary color is #C8CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C98CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C98CC color

#9C98CC rgb(156, 152, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C98CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 80% blue (156, 152, 204).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#9C98CC color codes

HEX	`#9C98CC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 12.63, -26.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 29.03, 295.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.835, 33.883, 61.767)`
Decimal	`10262732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C98CC, 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 #9C98CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C98CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #9C98CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c98cc; }
.text { color: #9c98cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c98cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c98cc, #b698cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C98CC?: #9C98CC 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 #9C98CC?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 204: 156 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C98CC?: The complementary color is #C8CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C98CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.