What color is #9C9AEB?

#9C9AEB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9AEB?

The RGB value is 156, 154, 235: 156 red, 154 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9AEB?

The complementary color is #E9EB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9AEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9AEB color

#9C9AEB rgb(156, 154, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C9AEB is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60.4% green and 92.2% blue (156, 154, 235).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#9C9AEB color codes

HEX	`#9C9AEB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 154, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 34%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.65, 19.23, -40.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.65, 44.85, 295.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.257, 36.176, 83.443)`
Decimal	`10263275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9AEB, 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 #9C9AEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9AEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #9C9AEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9aeb; }
.text { color: #9c9aeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9aeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 154 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9aeb, #c59aeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C9AEB?: #9C9AEB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9AEB?: The RGB value is 156, 154, 235: 156 red, 154 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9AEB?: The complementary color is #E9EB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9AEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.