What color is #9DA4BF?

#9DA4BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA4BF?

The RGB value is 157, 164, 191: 157 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA4BF?

The complementary color is #BFB89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA4BF color

#9DA4BF rgb(157, 164, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9DA4BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 64.3% green and 74.9% blue (157, 164, 191).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#9DA4BF color codes

HEX	`#9DA4BF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 164, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 64.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, 3.2, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 15.03, 282.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.582, 37.48, 54.587)`
Decimal	`10331327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA4BF, 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 #9DA4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #9DA4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da4bf; }
.text { color: #9da4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 164 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da4bf, #a79dbf); }

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Questions

What color is #9DA4BF?: #9DA4BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA4BF?: The RGB value is 157, 164, 191: 157 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA4BF?: The complementary color is #BFB89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.