What color is #9887B2?

#9887B2 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 #9887B2?

The RGB value is 152, 135, 178: 152 red, 135 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9887B2?

The complementary color is #A1B287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9887B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9887B2 color

#9887B2 rgb(152, 135, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9887B2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.9% green and 69.8% blue (152, 135, 178).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#9887B2 color codes

HEX	`#9887B2`
RGB	`rgb(152, 135, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 15.06, -20.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 25.23, 306.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.647, 27.218, 45.803)`
Decimal	`9996210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9887B2, 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 #9887B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9887B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #9887B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9887b2; }
.text { color: #9887b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9887b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 135 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9887b2, #ae87b2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9887B2?: #9887B2 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 #9887B2?: The RGB value is 152, 135, 178: 152 red, 135 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9887B2?: The complementary color is #A1B287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9887B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.