What color is #9EABDD?

#9EABDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EABDD?

The RGB value is 158, 171, 221: 158 red, 171 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EABDD?

The complementary color is #DDD09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EABDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EABDD color

#9EABDD rgb(158, 171, 221)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 67.1% green and 86.7% blue (158, 171, 221).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#9EABDD color codes

HEX	`#9EABDD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 171, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 67.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, 6.67, -26.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 27.52, 284.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.711, 41.614, 74.227)`
Decimal	`10398685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EABDD, 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 #9EABDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EABDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #9EABDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eabdd; }
.text { color: #9eabdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eabdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 171 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eabdd, #b19edd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EABDD?: #9EABDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EABDD?: The RGB value is 158, 171, 221: 158 red, 171 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EABDD?: The complementary color is #DDD09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EABDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.