What color is #9A89A8?

#9A89A8 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 #9A89A8?

The RGB value is 154, 137, 168: 154 red, 137 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A89A8?

The complementary color is #97A889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A89A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A89A8 color

#9A89A8 rgb(154, 137, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A89A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.7% green and 65.9% blue (154, 137, 168).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#9A89A8 color codes

HEX	`#9A89A8`
RGB	`rgb(154, 137, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, 12.42, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 18.72, 311.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.339, 27.589, 40.818)`
Decimal	`10127784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A89A8, 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 #9A89A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A89A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #9A89A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a89a8; }
.text { color: #9a89a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a89a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 137 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a89a8, #a889a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A89A8?: #9A89A8 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 #9A89A8?: The RGB value is 154, 137, 168: 154 red, 137 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A89A8?: The complementary color is #97A889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A89A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.