What color is #9F9EBD?

#9F9EBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9EBD?

The RGB value is 159, 158, 189: 159 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9EBD?

The complementary color is #BCBD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9EBD color

#9F9EBD rgb(159, 158, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9F9EBD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (159, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#9F9EBD color codes

HEX	`#9F9EBD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, 6.75, -15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 17.2, 293.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.708, 35.498, 53.105)`
Decimal	`10460861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9EBD, 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 #9F9EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #9F9EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9ebd; }
.text { color: #9f9ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9ebd, #af9ebd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F9EBD?: #9F9EBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9EBD?: The RGB value is 159, 158, 189: 159 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9EBD?: The complementary color is #BCBD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.