What color is #9A84AA?

#9A84AA 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 #9A84AA?

The RGB value is 154, 132, 170: 154 red, 132 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A84AA?

The complementary color is #94AA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A84AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A84AA color

#9A84AA rgb(154, 132, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A84AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51.8% green and 66.7% blue (154, 132, 170).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9A84AA color codes

HEX	`#9A84AA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 132, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 15.71, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 23.14, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.832, 26.275, 41.575)`
Decimal	`10126506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A84AA, 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 #9A84AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A84AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9A84AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a84aa; }
.text { color: #9a84aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a84aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 132 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a84aa, #aa84a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A84AA?: #9A84AA 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 #9A84AA?: The RGB value is 154, 132, 170: 154 red, 132 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A84AA?: The complementary color is #94AA84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A84AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.