What color is #9CA1D3?

#9CA1D3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA1D3?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 211: 156 red, 161 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA1D3?

The complementary color is #D3CE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA1D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA1D3 color

#9CA1D3 rgb(156, 161, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CA1D3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 82.7% blue (156, 161, 211).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 38% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#9CA1D3 color codes

HEX	`#9CA1D3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 38%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 26%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, 9.23, -26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 27.61, 289.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.21, 37.26, 66.794)`
Decimal	`10265043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA1D3, 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 #9CA1D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA1D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #9CA1D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca1d3; }
.text { color: #9ca1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca1d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca1d3, #b29cd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA1D3?: #9CA1D3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA1D3?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 211: 156 red, 161 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA1D3?: The complementary color is #D3CE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA1D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.