What color is #9678B0?

#9678B0 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 #9678B0?

The RGB value is 150, 120, 176: 150 red, 120 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9678B0?

The complementary color is #92B078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9678B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9678B0 color

#9678B0 rgb(150, 120, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9678B0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.1% green and 69% blue (150, 120, 176).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#9678B0 color codes

HEX	`#9678B0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 120, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 22.63, -25.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 33.97, 311.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.129, 23.052, 44.086)`
Decimal	`9861296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9678B0, 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 #9678B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9678B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #9678B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9678b0; }
.text { color: #9678b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9678b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 120 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9678b0, #b078ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9678B0?: #9678B0 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 #9678B0?: The RGB value is 150, 120, 176: 150 red, 120 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9678B0?: The complementary color is #92B078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9678B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.