What color is #9587A0?

#9587A0 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 #9587A0?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 160: 149 red, 135 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9587A0?

The complementary color is #92A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9587A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9587A0 color

#9587A0 rgb(149, 135, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9587A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 62.7% blue (149, 135, 160).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9587A0 color codes

HEX	`#9587A0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, 10.14, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 15.21, 311.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.402, 26.256, 36.875)`
Decimal	`9799584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9587A0, 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 #9587A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9587A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9587A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9587a0; }
.text { color: #9587a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9587a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9587a0, #a0879e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9587A0?: #9587A0 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 #9587A0?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 160: 149 red, 135 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9587A0?: The complementary color is #92A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9587A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.