What color is #9980B4?

#9980B4 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 #9980B4?

The RGB value is 153, 128, 180: 153 red, 128 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9980B4?

The complementary color is #9BB480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9980B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9980B4 color

#9980B4 rgb(153, 128, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9980B4 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.2% green and 70.6% blue (153, 128, 180).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#9980B4 color codes

HEX	`#9980B4`
RGB	`rgb(153, 128, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, 19.87, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 31.04, 309.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.093, 25.506, 46.562)`
Decimal	`10059956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9980B4, 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 #9980B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9980B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9980B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9980b4; }
.text { color: #9980b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9980b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 128 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9980b4, #b380b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9980B4?: #9980B4 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 #9980B4?: The RGB value is 153, 128, 180: 153 red, 128 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9980B4?: The complementary color is #9BB480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9980B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.