What color is #9E99BE?

#9E99BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E99BE?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 190: 158 red, 153 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E99BE?

The complementary color is #B9BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E99BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E99BE color

#9E99BE rgb(158, 153, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E99BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 74.5% blue (158, 153, 190).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9E99BE color codes

HEX	`#9E99BE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 9.46, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 20.72, 297.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.784, 33.769, 53.391)`
Decimal	`10394046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E99BE, 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 #9E99BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E99BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #9E99BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e99be; }
.text { color: #9e99be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e99be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e99be, #b199be); }

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Questions

What color is #9E99BE?: #9E99BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E99BE?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 190: 158 red, 153 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E99BE?: The complementary color is #B9BE99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E99BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.