What color is #9EA7CE?

#9EA7CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA7CE?

The RGB value is 158, 167, 206: 158 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA7CE?

The complementary color is #CEC59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA7CE color

#9EA7CE rgb(158, 167, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA7CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.5% green and 80.8% blue (158, 167, 206).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#9EA7CE color codes

HEX	`#9EA7CE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 167, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, 5.29, -20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 21.55, 284.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.057, 39.362, 63.92)`
Decimal	`10397646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA7CE, 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 #9EA7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #9EA7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea7ce; }
.text { color: #9ea7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 167 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea7ce, #ad9ece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA7CE?: #9EA7CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA7CE?: The RGB value is 158, 167, 206: 158 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA7CE?: The complementary color is #CEC59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.