What color is #9689AD?

#9689AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9689AD?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 173: 150 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9689AD?

The complementary color is #A0AD89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9689AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9689AD color

#9689AD rgb(150, 137, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9689AD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 67.8% blue (150, 137, 173).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#9689AD color codes

HEX	`#9689AD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, 12.13, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 21.02, 305.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.065, 27.392, 43.283)`
Decimal	`9865645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9689AD, 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 #9689AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9689AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #9689AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9689ad; }
.text { color: #9689ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9689ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9689ad, #a889ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9689AD?: #9689AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9689AD?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 173: 150 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9689AD?: The complementary color is #A0AD89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9689AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.