What color is #9C99BF?

#9C99BF 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 #9C99BF?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 191: 156 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C99BF?

The complementary color is #BCBF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C99BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C99BF color

#9C99BF rgb(156, 153, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C99BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue (156, 153, 191).

Its hue angle is 245°, 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 7.72:1).

#9C99BF color codes

HEX	`#9C99BF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.65, 9.04, -19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.65, 21.22, 295.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.503, 33.612, 53.95)`
Decimal	`10262975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C99BF, 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 #9C99BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C99BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #9C99BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c99bf; }
.text { color: #9c99bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c99bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c99bf, #af99bf); }

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Questions

What color is #9C99BF?: #9C99BF 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 #9C99BF?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 191: 156 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C99BF?: The complementary color is #BCBF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C99BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.