What color is #9A87A6?

#9A87A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A87A6?

The RGB value is 154, 135, 166: 154 red, 135 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A87A6?

The complementary color is #93A687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A87A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A87A6 color

#9A87A6 rgb(154, 135, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A87A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.9% green and 65.1% blue (154, 135, 166).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#9A87A6 color codes

HEX	`#9A87A6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 135, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, 13.14, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 19.02, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.872, 26.951, 39.75)`
Decimal	`10127270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A87A6, 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 #9A87A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A87A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #9A87A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a87a6; }
.text { color: #9a87a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a87a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 135 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a87a6, #a687a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A87A6?: #9A87A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A87A6?: The RGB value is 154, 135, 166: 154 red, 135 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A87A6?: The complementary color is #93A687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A87A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.