What color is #9EA7D8?

#9EA7D8 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 #9EA7D8?

The RGB value is 158, 167, 216: 158 red, 167 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA7D8?

The complementary color is #D8CF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA7D8 color

#9EA7D8 rgb(158, 167, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA7D8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 65.5% green and 84.7% blue (158, 167, 216).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#9EA7D8 color codes

HEX	`#9EA7D8`
RGB	`rgb(158, 167, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 65.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, 7.68, -25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 26.97, 286.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.311, 39.863, 70.523)`
Decimal	`10397656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA7D8, 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 #9EA7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #9EA7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea7d8; }
.text { color: #9ea7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 167 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea7d8, #b29ed8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EA7D8?: #9EA7D8 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 #9EA7D8?: The RGB value is 158, 167, 216: 158 red, 167 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA7D8?: The complementary color is #D8CF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.