What color is #9FA9CB?

#9FA9CB 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 #9FA9CB?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 203: 159 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9CB?

The complementary color is #CBC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9CB color

#9FA9CB rgb(159, 169, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA9CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 79.6% blue (159, 169, 203).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#9FA9CB color codes

HEX	`#9FA9CB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 3.8, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 18.86, 281.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.263, 40.058, 62.152)`
Decimal	`10463691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9CB, 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 #9FA9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #9FA9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9cb; }
.text { color: #9fa9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9cb, #ab9fcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9CB?: #9FA9CB 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 #9FA9CB?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 203: 159 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9CB?: The complementary color is #CBC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.