What color is #9987A3?

#9987A3 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 #9987A3?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 163: 153 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9987A3?

The complementary color is #91A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9987A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9987A3 color

#9987A3 rgb(153, 135, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9987A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 63.9% blue (153, 135, 163).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9987A3 color codes

HEX	`#9987A3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, 12.17, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 17.33, 314.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.411, 26.745, 38.309)`
Decimal	`10061731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9987A3, 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 #9987A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9987A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9987A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9987a3; }
.text { color: #9987a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9987a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9987a3, #a3879f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9987A3?: #9987A3 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 #9987A3?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 163: 153 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9987A3?: The complementary color is #91A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9987A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.