What color is #9690A7?

#9690A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9690A7?

The RGB value is 150, 144, 167: 150 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9690A7?

The complementary color is #A1A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9690A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9690A7 color

#9690A7 rgb(150, 144, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9690A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 56.5% green and 65.5% blue (150, 144, 167).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9690A7 color codes

HEX	`#9690A7`
RGB	`rgb(150, 144, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 56.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 6.83, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 13.19, 301.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.525, 29.22, 40.636)`
Decimal	`9867431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9690A7, 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 #9690A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9690A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9690A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9690a7; }
.text { color: #9690a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9690a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 144 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9690a7, #a290a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9690A7?: #9690A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9690A7?: The RGB value is 150, 144, 167: 150 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9690A7?: The complementary color is #A1A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9690A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.