What color is #9FB1DB?

#9FB1DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB1DB?

The RGB value is 159, 177, 219: 159 red, 177 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB1DB?

The complementary color is #DBC99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB1DB color

#9FB1DB rgb(159, 177, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FB1DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 69.4% green and 85.9% blue (159, 177, 219).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 45% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#9FB1DB color codes

HEX	`#9FB1DB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 177, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 69.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 45%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 3.16, -23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 23.41, 277.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.803, 43.928, 73.228)`
Decimal	`10465755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB1DB, 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 #9FB1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #9FB1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb1db; }
.text { color: #9fb1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 177 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb1db, #ab9fdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FB1DB?: #9FB1DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB1DB?: The RGB value is 159, 177, 219: 159 red, 177 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB1DB?: The complementary color is #DBC99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.