What color is #9EAFDA?

#9EAFDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EAFDA?

The RGB value is 158, 175, 218: 158 red, 175 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAFDA?

The complementary color is #DAC99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAFDA color

#9EAFDA rgb(158, 175, 218)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.6% green and 85.5% blue (158, 175, 218).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 45% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#9EAFDA color codes

HEX	`#9EAFDA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 45%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, 3.72, -23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 23.91, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.082, 42.99, 72.397)`
Decimal	`10399706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAFDA, 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 #9EAFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #9EAFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafda; }
.text { color: #9eafda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafda, #ab9eda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EAFDA?: #9EAFDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAFDA?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 218: 158 red, 175 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFDA?: The complementary color is #DAC99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.