What color is #9680B2?

#9680B2 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 #9680B2?

The RGB value is 150, 128, 178: 150 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9680B2?

The complementary color is #9CB280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9680B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9680B2 color

#9680B2 rgb(150, 128, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9680B2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 50.2% green and 69.8% blue (150, 128, 178).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#9680B2 color codes

HEX	`#9680B2`
RGB	`rgb(150, 128, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 50.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 18.45, -23.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 29.69, 308.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.331, 25.137, 45.47)`
Decimal	`9863346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9680B2, 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 #9680B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9680B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #9680B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9680b2; }
.text { color: #9680b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9680b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 128 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9680b2, #af80b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9680B2?: #9680B2 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 #9680B2?: The RGB value is 150, 128, 178: 150 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9680B2?: The complementary color is #9CB280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9680B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.