What color is #9A83C7?

#9A83C7 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 #9A83C7?

The RGB value is 154, 131, 199: 154 red, 131 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A83C7?

The complementary color is #B0C783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A83C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A83C7 color

#9A83C7 rgb(154, 131, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A83C7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51.4% green and 78% blue (154, 131, 199).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#9A83C7 color codes

HEX	`#9A83C7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 131, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 22.86, -32.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 39.43, 305.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.749, 27.226, 57.604)`
Decimal	`10126279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A83C7, 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 #9A83C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A83C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #9A83C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a83c7; }
.text { color: #9a83c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a83c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 131 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a83c7, #bc83c7); }

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Questions

What color is #9A83C7?: #9A83C7 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 #9A83C7?: The RGB value is 154, 131, 199: 154 red, 131 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A83C7?: The complementary color is #B0C783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A83C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.