What color is #9987AF?

#9987AF 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 #9987AF?

The RGB value is 153, 135, 175: 153 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9987AF?

The complementary color is #9DAF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9987AF?

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.

#9987AF color

#9987AF rgb(153, 135, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9987AF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.9% green and 68.6% blue (153, 135, 175).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9987AF color codes

HEX	`#9987AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 135, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 14.73, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 23.69, 308.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.537, 27.195, 44.242)`
Decimal	`10061743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9987AF, 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 #9987AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9987AF 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 #9987AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9987af; }
.text { color: #9987af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9987af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 135 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9987af, #ad87af); }

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Questions

What color is #9987AF?: #9987AF 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 #9987AF?: The RGB value is 153, 135, 175: 153 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9987AF?: The complementary color is #9DAF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9987AF?: 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.