What color is #9880C5?

#9880C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9880C5?

The RGB value is 152, 128, 197: 152 red, 128 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9880C5?

The complementary color is #ADC580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9880C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9880C5 color

#9880C5 rgb(152, 128, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9880C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.2% green and 77.3% blue (152, 128, 197).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#9880C5 color codes

HEX	`#9880C5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 128, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 23.51, -32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 40.18, 305.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.744, 26.145, 56.239)`
Decimal	`9994437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9880C5, 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 #9880C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9880C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #9880C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9880c5; }
.text { color: #9880c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9880c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 128 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9880c5, #ba80c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9880C5?: #9880C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9880C5?: The RGB value is 152, 128, 197: 152 red, 128 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9880C5?: The complementary color is #ADC580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9880C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.