What color is #9383B0?

#9383B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9383B0?

The RGB value is 147, 131, 176: 147 red, 131 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9383B0?

The complementary color is #A0B083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9383B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9383B0 color

#9383B0 rgb(147, 131, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9383B0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.4% green and 69% blue (147, 131, 176).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#9383B0 color codes

HEX	`#9383B0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 131, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 15.27, -21.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 26.38, 305.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.984, 25.57, 44.527)`
Decimal	`9667504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9383B0, 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 #9383B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9383B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #9383B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9383b0; }
.text { color: #9383b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9383b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 131 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9383b0, #a983b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9383B0?: #9383B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9383B0?: The RGB value is 147, 131, 176: 147 red, 131 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9383B0?: The complementary color is #A0B083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9383B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.