What color is #9E97D5?

#9E97D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E97D5?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 213: 158 red, 151 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E97D5?

The complementary color is #CED597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E97D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E97D5 color

#9E97D5 rgb(158, 151, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E97D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 83.5% blue (158, 151, 213).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#9E97D5 color codes

HEX	`#9E97D5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, 15.98, -30.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 34.64, 297.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.174, 34.206, 67.582)`
Decimal	`10393557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E97D5, 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 #9E97D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E97D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #9E97D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e97d5; }
.text { color: #9e97d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e97d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e97d5, #bd97d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E97D5?: #9E97D5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E97D5?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 213: 158 red, 151 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E97D5?: The complementary color is #CED597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E97D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.