What color is #9CB6FF?

#9CB6FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB6FF?

The RGB value is 156, 182, 255: 156 red, 182 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB6FF?

The complementary color is #FFE59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB6FF color

#9CB6FF rgb(156, 182, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CB6FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.4% green and 100% blue (156, 182, 255).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#9CB6FF color codes

HEX	`#9CB6FF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 182, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 29%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, 8.72, -38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 39.86, 282.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.483, 47.742, 101.249)`
Decimal	`10270463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB6FF, 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 #9CB6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #9CB6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb6ff; }
.text { color: #9cb6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 182 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb6ff, #b49cff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CB6FF?: #9CB6FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB6FF?: The RGB value is 156, 182, 255: 156 red, 182 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB6FF?: The complementary color is #FFE59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.