What color is #9793AB?

#9793AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9793AB?

The RGB value is 151, 147, 171: 151 red, 147 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9793AB?

The complementary color is #A7AB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9793AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9793AB color

#9793AB rgb(151, 147, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9793AB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 57.6% green and 67.1% blue (151, 147, 171).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#9793AB color codes

HEX	`#9793AB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 147, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 57.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 6.33, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 13.59, 297.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.545, 30.387, 42.776)`
Decimal	`9933739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9793AB, 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 #9793AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9793AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9793AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9793ab; }
.text { color: #9793ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9793ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 147 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9793ab, #a393ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9793AB?: #9793AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9793AB?: The RGB value is 151, 147, 171: 151 red, 147 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9793AB?: The complementary color is #A7AB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9793AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.