What color is #9780B2?

#9780B2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9780B2?

The RGB value is 151, 128, 178: 151 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9780B2?

The complementary color is #9BB280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9780B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9780B2 color

#9780B2 rgb(151, 128, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9780B2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.2% green and 69.8% blue (151, 128, 178).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#9780B2 color codes

HEX	`#9780B2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 128, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, 18.77, -23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 29.78, 309.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.516, 25.232, 45.479)`
Decimal	`9928882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9780B2, 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 #9780B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9780B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #9780B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9780b2; }
.text { color: #9780b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9780b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 128 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9780b2, #b080b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9780B2?: #9780B2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9780B2?: The RGB value is 151, 128, 178: 151 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9780B2?: The complementary color is #9BB280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9780B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.