What color is #9685CE?

#9685CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9685CE?

The RGB value is 150, 133, 206: 150 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9685CE?

The complementary color is #BDCE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9685CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9685CE color

#9685CE rgb(150, 133, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9685CE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.2% green and 80.8% blue (150, 133, 206).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9685CE color codes

HEX	`#9685CE`
RGB	`rgb(150, 133, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 35%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 22.22, -35.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 41.8, 302.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.103, 27.715, 62.039)`
Decimal	`9864654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9685CE, 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 #9685CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9685CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9685CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9685ce; }
.text { color: #9685ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9685ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 133 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9685ce, #ba85ce); }

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Questions

What color is #9685CE?: #9685CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9685CE?: The RGB value is 150, 133, 206: 150 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9685CE?: The complementary color is #BDCE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9685CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.