What color is #9EAFED?

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

What is the RGB value of #9EAFED?

The RGB value is 158, 175, 237: 158 red, 175 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EAFED?

The complementary color is #EDDC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EAFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EAFED color

#9EAFED rgb(158, 175, 237)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 68.6% green and 92.9% blue (158, 175, 237).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 69% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#9EAFED color codes

HEX	`#9EAFED`
RGB	`rgb(158, 175, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 68.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 69%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 33%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 8.45, -32.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 33.95, 284.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.712, 44.042, 86.249)`
Decimal	`10399725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EAFED, 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 #9EAFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EAFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #9EAFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eafed; }
.text { color: #9eafed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eafed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 175 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eafed, #b59eed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EAFED?: #9EAFED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EAFED?: The RGB value is 158, 175, 237: 158 red, 175 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EAFED?: The complementary color is #EDDC9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EAFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.