What color is #9689B0?

#9689B0 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 #9689B0?

The RGB value is 150, 137, 176: 150 red, 137 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9689B0?

The complementary color is #A3B089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9689B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9689B0 color

#9689B0 rgb(150, 137, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9689B0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 53.7% green and 69% blue (150, 137, 176).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#9689B0 color codes

HEX	`#9689B0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 137, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 53.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, 12.8, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 22.67, 304.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.358, 27.51, 44.829)`
Decimal	`9865648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9689B0, 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 #9689B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9689B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #9689B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9689b0; }
.text { color: #9689b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9689b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 137 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9689b0, #aa89b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9689B0?: #9689B0 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 #9689B0?: The RGB value is 150, 137, 176: 150 red, 137 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9689B0?: The complementary color is #A3B089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9689B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.