What color is #9683E8?

#9683E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9683E8?

The RGB value is 150, 131, 232: 150 red, 131 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9683E8?

The complementary color is #D5E883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9683E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9683E8 color

#9683E8 rgb(150, 131, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9683E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 51.4% green and 91% blue (150, 131, 232).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#9683E8 color codes

HEX	`#9683E8`
RGB	`rgb(150, 131, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 51.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 30.05, -48.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 57.29, 301.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.256, 28.542, 79.98)`
Decimal	`9864168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9683E8, 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 #9683E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9683E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #9683E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9683e8; }
.text { color: #9683e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9683e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 131 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9683e8, #c983e8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9683E8?: #9683E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9683E8?: The RGB value is 150, 131, 232: 150 red, 131 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9683E8?: The complementary color is #D5E883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9683E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.