Information about #9896C4 color

#9896C4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9896C4 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 150, 196) — 59.6% red, 58.8% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 18 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9896C4 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit Stratosphere (#97A0CE) and Unicorn (#9F90D0).

The recipe behind #9896C4 is rgb(152, 150, 196), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9896C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9896C4 color variations

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#9896C4 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9896C4

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

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9896C4
  • RGB152, 150, 196
  • CMYK17, 18, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(152, 150, 196)
  • HSL243°, 28%, 68%
  • HSL Precise242.609°, 28.049%, 67.843%
  • HSV243°, 23%, 77%
  • HSB243°, 23%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.588, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.588, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.588, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9896C4
  • DECIMAL ID10000068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01