What color is #9EB8E1?

#9EB8E1 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB8E1?

The RGB value is 158, 184, 225: 158 red, 184 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB8E1?

The complementary color is #E1C79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB8E1 color

#9EB8E1 rgb(158, 184, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EB8E1 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.2% green and 88.2% blue (158, 184, 225).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 53% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#9EB8E1 color codes

HEX	`#9EB8E1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 184, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 53%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 30%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 0.49, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 23.42, 271.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.828, 46.985, 77.927)`
Decimal	`10402017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB8E1, 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 #9EB8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #9EB8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb8e1; }
.text { color: #9eb8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 184 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb8e1, #a59ee1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9EB8E1?: #9EB8E1 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB8E1?: The RGB value is 158, 184, 225: 158 red, 184 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB8E1?: The complementary color is #E1C79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.