What color is #9FAAD9?

#9FAAD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAAD9?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 217: 159 red, 170 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAAD9?

The complementary color is #D9CE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAAD9 color

#9FAAD9 rgb(159, 170, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FAAD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 85.1% blue (159, 170, 217).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 43% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#9FAAD9 color codes

HEX	`#9FAAD9`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 43%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.27, 6.55, -25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.27, 25.87, 284.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.194, 41.129, 71.4)`
Decimal	`10463961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAAD9, 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 #9FAAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #9FAAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faad9; }
.text { color: #9faad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faad9, #b19fd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FAAD9?: #9FAAD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAAD9?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 217: 159 red, 170 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAAD9?: The complementary color is #D9CE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.