What color is #9878AF?

#9878AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9878AF?

The RGB value is 152, 120, 175: 152 red, 120 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9878AF?

The complementary color is #8FAF78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9878AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9878AF color

#9878AF rgb(152, 120, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9878AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.1% green and 68.6% blue (152, 120, 175).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#9878AF color codes

HEX	`#9878AF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 120, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 23.06, -24.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 33.64, 313.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.402, 23.204, 43.584)`
Decimal	`9992367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9878AF, 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 #9878AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9878AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #9878AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9878af; }
.text { color: #9878af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9878af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 120 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9878af, #af78aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9878AF?: #9878AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9878AF?: The RGB value is 152, 120, 175: 152 red, 120 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9878AF?: The complementary color is #8FAF78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9878AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.