What color is #967BA5?

#967BA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967BA5?

The RGB value is 150, 123, 165: 150 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967BA5?

The complementary color is #8AA57B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967BA5 color

#967BA5 rgb(150, 123, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #967BA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 48.2% green and 64.7% blue (150, 123, 165).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#967BA5 color codes

HEX	`#967BA5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 123, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 48.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, 18.47, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 26.14, 314.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.451, 23.367, 38.707)`
Decimal	`9862053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967BA5, 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 #967BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #967BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967ba5; }
.text { color: #967ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 123 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967ba5, #a57b9f); }

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Questions

What color is #967BA5?: #967BA5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967BA5?: The RGB value is 150, 123, 165: 150 red, 123 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967BA5?: The complementary color is #8AA57B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.