What color is #9A84BD?

#9A84BD 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 #9A84BD?

The RGB value is 154, 132, 189: 154 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A84BD?

The complementary color is #A7BD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A84BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A84BD color

#9A84BD rgb(154, 132, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A84BD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51.8% green and 74.1% blue (154, 132, 189).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9A84BD color codes

HEX	`#9A84BD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 132, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 19.94, -26.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 33.34, 306.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.761, 27.047, 51.734)`
Decimal	`10126525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A84BD, 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 #9A84BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A84BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9A84BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a84bd; }
.text { color: #9a84bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a84bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 132 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a84bd, #b684bd); }

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Questions

What color is #9A84BD?: #9A84BD 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 #9A84BD?: The RGB value is 154, 132, 189: 154 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A84BD?: The complementary color is #A7BD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A84BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.