Information about #9597BC color

#9597BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9597BC belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 151, 188) — 58.4% red, 59.2% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 15 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9597BC is a calm, restrained blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. 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 Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 151, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9597BC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9597BC color variations

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

#9597BC 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 #9597BC

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

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9597BC
  • RGB149, 151, 188
  • CMYK15, 15, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(149, 151, 188)
  • HSL237°, 23%, 66%
  • HSL Precise236.923°, 22.543%, 66.078%
  • HSV237°, 21%, 74%
  • HSB237°, 21%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.592, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.592, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.592, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9597BC
  • DECIMAL ID9803708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01