What color is #9C9CDB?

#9C9CDB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9CDB?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 219: 156 red, 156 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9CDB?

The complementary color is #DBDB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9CDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9CDB color

#9C9CDB rgb(156, 156, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C9CDB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 85.9% blue (156, 156, 219).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#9C9CDB color codes

HEX	`#9C9CDB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 14.02, -31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 34.9, 293.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.382, 35.958, 71.923)`
Decimal	`10263771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9CDB, 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 #9C9CDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9CDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #9C9CDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9cdb; }
.text { color: #9c9cdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9cdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9cdb, #bc9cdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9CDB?: #9C9CDB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9CDB?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 219: 156 red, 156 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9CDB?: The complementary color is #DBDB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9CDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.