What color is #9687A0?

#9687A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9687A0?

The RGB value is 150, 135, 160: 150 red, 135 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9687A0?

The complementary color is #91A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9687A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9687A0 color

#9687A0 rgb(150, 135, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9687A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 52.9% green and 62.7% blue (150, 135, 160).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9687A0 color codes

HEX	`#9687A0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 135, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 52.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, 10.49, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 15.35, 313.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.586, 26.35, 36.884)`
Decimal	`9865120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9687A0, 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 #9687A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9687A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #9687A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9687a0; }
.text { color: #9687a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9687a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 135 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9687a0, #a0879d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9687A0?: #9687A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9687A0?: The RGB value is 150, 135, 160: 150 red, 135 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9687A0?: The complementary color is #91A087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9687A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.