What color is #9A8DA3?

#9A8DA3 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 #9A8DA3?

The RGB value is 154, 141, 163: 154 red, 141 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8DA3?

The complementary color is #96A38D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8DA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8DA3 color

#9A8DA3 rgb(154, 141, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A8DA3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.3% green and 63.9% blue (154, 141, 163).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#9A8DA3 color codes

HEX	`#9A8DA3`
RGB	`rgb(154, 141, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 9.09, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 13.4, 312.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.461, 28.564, 38.605)`
Decimal	`10128803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8DA3, 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 #9A8DA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8DA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #9A8DA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8da3; }
.text { color: #9a8da3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8da3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 141 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8da3, #a38da1); }

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Questions

What color is #9A8DA3?: #9A8DA3 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 #9A8DA3?: The RGB value is 154, 141, 163: 154 red, 141 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8DA3?: The complementary color is #96A38D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8DA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.