What color is #9EA4F4?

#9EA4F4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA4F4?

The RGB value is 158, 164, 244: 158 red, 164 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA4F4?

The complementary color is #F4EE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA4F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA4F4 color

#9EA4F4 rgb(158, 164, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA4F4 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 64.3% green and 95.7% blue (158, 164, 244).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 80% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#9EA4F4 color codes

HEX	`#9EA4F4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 164, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 64.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 80%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 35%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, 16.44, -40.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 43.84, 292.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.701, 40.35, 91.056)`
Decimal	`10396916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA4F4, 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 #9EA4F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA4F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #9EA4F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea4f4; }
.text { color: #9ea4f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea4f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 164 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea4f4, #c39ef4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9EA4F4?: #9EA4F4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA4F4?: The RGB value is 158, 164, 244: 158 red, 164 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA4F4?: The complementary color is #F4EE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA4F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.