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Information about #9496BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9496BA falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(148, 150, 186) — 58% red, 58.8% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 14 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9496BA presents itself as a calm, restrained deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rock Blue (#93A2BA) and Logan (#9D9CB4).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 150, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9496BA: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9496BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9496BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9496BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9496BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9496BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#888AA4

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Grey

#808080

#9496BA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9496BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A8B992
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#B9A492
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B99294
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#94B992
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B792B9
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#94B992
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B992A8
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#B9B792
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#92B9A4
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Nearest named colors to #9496BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

#9496BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#9496BA color image #9496BA color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9496BA
  • RGB148, 150, 186
  • CMYK15, 14, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(148, 150, 186)
  • HSL237°, 22%, 65%
  • HSL Precise236.842°, 21.591%, 65.49%
  • HSV237°, 20%, 73%
  • HSB237°, 20%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.588, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.588, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.588, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9496BA
  • DECIMAL ID9737914
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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