What color is #9A81C1?

#9A81C1 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 #9A81C1?

The RGB value is 154, 129, 193: 154 red, 129 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A81C1?

The complementary color is #A8C181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A81C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A81C1 color

#9A81C1 rgb(154, 129, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A81C1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 50.6% green and 75.7% blue (154, 129, 193).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#9A81C1 color codes

HEX	`#9A81C1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 129, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 50.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 22.6, -29.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 37.47, 307.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.8, 26.421, 53.919)`
Decimal	`10125761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A81C1, 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 #9A81C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A81C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #9A81C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a81c1; }
.text { color: #9a81c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a81c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 129 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a81c1, #ba81c1); }

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Questions

What color is #9A81C1?: #9A81C1 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 #9A81C1?: The RGB value is 154, 129, 193: 154 red, 129 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A81C1?: The complementary color is #A8C181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A81C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.