What color is #9882A8?

#9882A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9882A8?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 168: 152 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9882A8?

The complementary color is #92A882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9882A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9882A8 color

#9882A8 rgb(152, 130, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9882A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 65.9% blue (152, 130, 168).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#9882A8 color codes

HEX	`#9882A8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 15.75, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 23.2, 312.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.998, 25.468, 40.479)`
Decimal	`9994920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9882A8, 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 #9882A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9882A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #9882A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9882a8; }
.text { color: #9882a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9882a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9882a8, #a882a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9882A8?: #9882A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9882A8?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 168: 152 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9882A8?: The complementary color is #92A882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9882A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.