What color is #9A8BAF?

#9A8BAF 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 #9A8BAF?

The RGB value is 154, 139, 175: 154 red, 139 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8BAF?

The complementary color is #A0AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8BAF color

#9A8BAF rgb(154, 139, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A8BAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.5% green and 68.6% blue (154, 139, 175).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#9A8BAF color codes

HEX	`#9A8BAF`
RGB	`rgb(154, 139, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 12.77, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 21.14, 307.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.295, 28.43, 44.441)`
Decimal	`10128303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8BAF, 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 #9A8BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9A8BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8baf; }
.text { color: #9a8baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 139 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8baf, #ac8baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8BAF?: #9A8BAF 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 #9A8BAF?: The RGB value is 154, 139, 175: 154 red, 139 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8BAF?: The complementary color is #A0AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.