What color is #9675B0?

#9675B0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9675B0?

The RGB value is 150, 117, 176: 150 red, 117 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9675B0?

The complementary color is #8FB075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9675B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9675B0 color

#9675B0 rgb(150, 117, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9675B0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.9% green and 69% blue (150, 117, 176).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9675B0 color codes

HEX	`#9675B0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 117, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 24.37, -26.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 35.98, 312.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.774, 22.341, 43.968)`
Decimal	`9860528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9675B0, 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 #9675B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9675B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9675B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9675b0; }
.text { color: #9675b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9675b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 117 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9675b0, #b075ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9675B0?: #9675B0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9675B0?: The RGB value is 150, 117, 176: 150 red, 117 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9675B0?: The complementary color is #8FB075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9675B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.