What color is #9E95BB?

#9E95BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E95BB?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 187: 158 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E95BB?

The complementary color is #B2BB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E95BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E95BB color

#9E95BB rgb(158, 149, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E95BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 73.3% blue (158, 149, 187).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#9E95BB color codes

HEX	`#9E95BB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, 11.05, -18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 21.55, 300.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.816, 32.352, 51.467)`
Decimal	`10393019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E95BB, 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 #9E95BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E95BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #9E95BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e95bb; }
.text { color: #9e95bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e95bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e95bb, #b195bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E95BB?: #9E95BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E95BB?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 187: 158 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E95BB?: The complementary color is #B2BB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E95BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.