What color is #9EB3E4?

#9EB3E4 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 #9EB3E4?

The RGB value is 158, 179, 228: 158 red, 179 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB3E4?

The complementary color is #E4CF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB3E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB3E4 color

#9EB3E4 rgb(158, 179, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EB3E4 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.2% green and 89.4% blue (158, 179, 228).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 56% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#9EB3E4 color codes

HEX	`#9EB3E4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 179, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 56%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, 3.97, -26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 27.2, 278.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.22, 45.109, 79.761)`
Decimal	`10400740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB3E4, 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 #9EB3E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB3E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #9EB3E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb3e4; }
.text { color: #9eb3e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb3e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 179 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb3e4, #ac9ee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EB3E4?: #9EB3E4 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 #9EB3E4?: The RGB value is 158, 179, 228: 158 red, 179 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB3E4?: The complementary color is #E4CF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB3E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.