What color is #9F9ABC?

#9F9ABC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9ABC?

The RGB value is 159, 154, 188: 159 red, 154 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9ABC?

The complementary color is #B7BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9ABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9ABC color

#9F9ABC rgb(159, 154, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9F9ABC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.4% green and 73.7% blue (159, 154, 188).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#9F9ABC color codes

HEX	`#9F9ABC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 154, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, 8.78, -16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 19.04, 297.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.929, 34.113, 52.311)`
Decimal	`10459836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9ABC, 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 #9F9ABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9ABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #9F9ABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9abc; }
.text { color: #9f9abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9abc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 154 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9abc, #b09abc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9F9ABC?: #9F9ABC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9ABC?: The RGB value is 159, 154, 188: 159 red, 154 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9ABC?: The complementary color is #B7BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9ABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.