What color is #9385A3?

#9385A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9385A3?

The RGB value is 147, 133, 163: 147 red, 133 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9385A3?

The complementary color is #95A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9385A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9385A3 color

#9385A3 rgb(147, 133, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9385A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 52.2% green and 63.9% blue (147, 133, 163).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#9385A3 color codes

HEX	`#9385A3`
RGB	`rgb(147, 133, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 52.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.68, 11.23, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.68, 17.94, 308.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.03, 25.623, 38.165)`
Decimal	`9668003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9385A3, 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 #9385A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9385A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #9385A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9385a3; }
.text { color: #9385a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9385a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 133 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9385a3, #a285a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9385A3?: #9385A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9385A3?: The RGB value is 147, 133, 163: 147 red, 133 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9385A3?: The complementary color is #95A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9385A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.