What color is #9984A7?

#9984A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9984A7?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 167: 153 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9984A7?

The complementary color is #92A784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9984A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9984A7 color

#9984A7 rgb(153, 132, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9984A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 65.5% blue (153, 132, 167).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#9984A7 color codes

HEX	`#9984A7`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.1, 14.73, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.1, 21.45, 313.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.362, 26.065, 40.089)`
Decimal	`10060967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9984A7, 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 #9984A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9984A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #9984A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9984a7; }
.text { color: #9984a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9984a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9984a7, #a784a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9984A7?: #9984A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9984A7?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 167: 153 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9984A7?: The complementary color is #92A784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9984A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.