What color is #96869E?

#96869E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96869E?

The RGB value is 150, 134, 158: 150 red, 134 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96869E?

The complementary color is #8E9E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96869E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96869E color

#96869E rgb(150, 134, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96869E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.5% green and 62% blue (150, 134, 158).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#96869E color codes

HEX	`#96869E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 134, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, 10.65, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 14.99, 315.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.273, 26.003, 35.923)`
Decimal	`9864862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96869E, 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 #96869E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96869E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #96869E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96869e; }
.text { color: #96869e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96869e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 134 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96869e, #9e869a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #96869E?: #96869E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96869E?: The RGB value is 150, 134, 158: 150 red, 134 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96869E?: The complementary color is #8E9E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96869E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.