What color is #9984BA?

#9984BA 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 #9984BA?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 186: 153 red, 132 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9984BA?

The complementary color is #A5BA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9984BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9984BA color

#9984BA rgb(153, 132, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9984BA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 72.9% blue (153, 132, 186).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#9984BA color codes

HEX	`#9984BA`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 18.93, -25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 31.64, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.249, 26.82, 50.028)`
Decimal	`10060986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9984BA, 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 #9984BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9984BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #9984BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9984ba; }
.text { color: #9984ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9984ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9984ba, #b484ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9984BA?: #9984BA 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 #9984BA?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 186: 153 red, 132 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9984BA?: The complementary color is #A5BA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9984BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.