What color is #9FA9C8?

#9FA9C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA9C8?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 200: 159 red, 169 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9C8?

The complementary color is #C8BE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9C8 color

#9FA9C8 rgb(159, 169, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA9C8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 78.4% blue (159, 169, 200).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#9FA9C8 color codes

HEX	`#9FA9C8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, 3.11, -16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 17.25, 280.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.909, 39.916, 60.287)`
Decimal	`10463688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9C8, 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 #9FA9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #9FA9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9c8; }
.text { color: #9fa9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9c8, #a99fc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9C8?: #9FA9C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA9C8?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 200: 159 red, 169 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9C8?: The complementary color is #C8BE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.