What color is #9C9DBD?

#9C9DBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9DBD?

The RGB value is 156, 157, 189: 156 red, 157 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9DBD?

The complementary color is #BDBC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9DBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9DBD color

#9C9DBD rgb(156, 157, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C9DBD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.6% green and 74.1% blue (156, 157, 189).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#9C9DBD color codes

HEX	`#9C9DBD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 157, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, 6.33, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 17.76, 290.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.95, 34.856, 53.021)`
Decimal	`10263997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9DBD, 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 #9C9DBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9DBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #9C9DBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9dbd; }
.text { color: #9c9dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9dbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 157 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9dbd, #ac9cbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9DBD?: #9C9DBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9DBD?: The RGB value is 156, 157, 189: 156 red, 157 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9DBD?: The complementary color is #BDBC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9DBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.