What color is #9A86DE?

#9A86DE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A86DE?

The RGB value is 154, 134, 222: 154 red, 134 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A86DE?

The complementary color is #CADE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A86DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A86DE color

#9A86DE rgb(154, 134, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A86DE is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.5% green and 87.1% blue (154, 134, 222).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 57% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9A86DE color codes

HEX	`#9A86DE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 134, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 57%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 26.81, -42.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 50.06, 302.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.033, 29.194, 72.882)`
Decimal	`10127070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A86DE, 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 #9A86DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A86DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9A86DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a86de; }
.text { color: #9a86de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a86de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 134 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a86de, #c686de); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A86DE?: #9A86DE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A86DE?: The RGB value is 154, 134, 222: 154 red, 134 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A86DE?: The complementary color is #CADE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A86DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.