Close to Cool Gray
#9897BB
#9897BB is a light, muted blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9897BB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.48:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.48:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9897BB as they’d see it.
#9897BB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9897BB
What color is #9897BB?
#9897BB is a light, muted blue, close to the color Cool Gray. In RGB it’s made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9897BB in RGB?
#9897BB is rgb(152, 151, 187): 152 red, 151 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9897BB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 19, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9897BB?
PANTONE 2661 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9897BB?
Its complement #9B9D78 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.