What color is #9F9CD4?

#9F9CD4 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 #9F9CD4?

The RGB value is 159, 156, 212: 159 red, 156 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9CD4?

The complementary color is #D1D49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9CD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9CD4 color

#9F9CD4 rgb(159, 156, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9F9CD4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.2% green and 83.1% blue (159, 156, 212).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#9F9CD4 color codes

HEX	`#9F9CD4`
RGB	`rgb(159, 156, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 26%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 13.2, -28.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 31.08, 295.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.067, 35.901, 67.198)`
Decimal	`10460372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9CD4, 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 #9F9CD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9CD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #9F9CD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9cd4; }
.text { color: #9f9cd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9cd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 156 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9cd4, #bb9cd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9CD4?: #9F9CD4 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 #9F9CD4?: The RGB value is 159, 156, 212: 159 red, 156 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9CD4?: The complementary color is #D1D49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9CD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.