What color is #9989C3?

#9989C3 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 #9989C3?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 195: 153 red, 137 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9989C3?

The complementary color is #B3C389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9989C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9989C3 color

#9989C3 rgb(153, 137, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9989C3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 76.5% blue (153, 137, 195).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9989C3 color codes

HEX	`#9989C3`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.43, 18.14, -27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.43, 33.32, 302.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.931, 28.604, 55.458)`
Decimal	`10062275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9989C3, 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 #9989C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9989C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #9989C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9989c3; }
.text { color: #9989c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9989c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9989c3, #b689c3); }

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Questions

What color is #9989C3?: #9989C3 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 #9989C3?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 195: 153 red, 137 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9989C3?: The complementary color is #B3C389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9989C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.