What color is #9E9CCA?

#9E9CCA 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 #9E9CCA?

The RGB value is 158, 156, 202: 158 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9CCA?

The complementary color is #C8CA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9CCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9CCA color

#9E9CCA rgb(158, 156, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E9CCA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 61.2% green and 79.2% blue (158, 156, 202).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#9E9CCA color codes

HEX	`#9E9CCA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 156, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 61.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, 10.52, -23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 25.55, 294.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.647, 35.31, 60.75)`
Decimal	`10394826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9CCA, 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 #9E9CCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9CCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #9E9CCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9cca; }
.text { color: #9e9cca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9cca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 156 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9cca, #b59cca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9CCA?: #9E9CCA 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 #9E9CCA?: The RGB value is 158, 156, 202: 158 red, 156 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9CCA?: The complementary color is #C8CA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9CCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.