What color is #967BB6?

#967BB6 is a desaturated violet known as Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lavender Purple?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 182: 150 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lavender Purple?

The complementary color is #9BB67B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lavender Purple color: hex code #967BB6

#967BB6 rgb(150, 123, 182)

Shades of purple

Lavender Purple has the hex code #967BB6. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 71.4% blue (150, 123, 182).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Lavender Purple (#967BB6) color codes

HEX	`#967BB6`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 22.26, -27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 35.18, 309.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.102, 24.027, 47.404)`
Decimal	`9862070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lavender Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #967BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #967BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967bb6; }
.text { color: #967bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967bb6, #b37bb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #967BB6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #967BB6?: #967BB6 is a desaturated violet known as Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lavender Purple?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 182: 150 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lavender Purple?: The complementary color is #9BB67B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.