Information about #9B98BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9B98BD falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 152, 189) — 60.8% red, 59.6% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 15 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9B98BD reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Slightly further away sit Logan (#9D9CB4) and Vision (#A09BB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 152, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9B98BD: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9B98BD color variations

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

#9B98BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9B98BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9B98BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9B98BD 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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#9B98BD 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #9B98BD

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

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

#9B98BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B98BD
  • RGB155, 152, 189
  • CMYK13, 15, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(155, 152, 189)
  • HSL245°, 22%, 67%
  • HSL Precise244.865°, 21.893%, 66.863%
  • HSV245°, 20%, 74%
  • HSB245°, 20%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.596, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.596, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.596, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9B98BD
  • DECIMAL ID10197181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers327 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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