What color is #9FB3E1?

#9FB3E1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB3E1?

The RGB value is 159, 179, 225: 159 red, 179 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB3E1?

The complementary color is #E1CD9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB3E1 color

#9FB3E1 rgb(159, 179, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FB3E1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 70.2% green and 88.2% blue (159, 179, 225).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 52% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Blue Lips (#A6BCE2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#9FB3E1 color codes

HEX	`#9FB3E1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 179, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 70.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 52%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, 3.52, -25.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 25.57, 277.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.005, 45.046, 77.596)`
Decimal	`10466273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB3E1, 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 #9FB3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #9FB3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb3e1; }
.text { color: #9fb3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 179 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb3e1, #ac9fe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FB3E1?: #9FB3E1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB3E1?: The RGB value is 159, 179, 225: 159 red, 179 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB3E1?: The complementary color is #E1CD9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.