What color is #9F9AC5?

#9F9AC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9AC5?

The RGB value is 159, 154, 197: 159 red, 154 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9AC5?

The complementary color is #C0C59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9AC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9AC5 color

#9F9AC5 rgb(159, 154, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9F9AC5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.4% green and 77.3% blue (159, 154, 197).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#9F9AC5 color codes

HEX	`#9F9AC5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 154, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 10.8, -21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 24.01, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.929, 34.513, 57.581)`
Decimal	`10459845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9AC5, 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 #9F9AC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9AC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #9F9AC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9ac5; }
.text { color: #9f9ac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9ac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 154 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9ac5, #b59ac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9AC5?: #9F9AC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9AC5?: The RGB value is 159, 154, 197: 159 red, 154 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9AC5?: The complementary color is #C0C59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9AC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.