What color is #9A8FAB?

#9A8FAB 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 #9A8FAB?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 171: 154 red, 143 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8FAB?

The complementary color is #A0AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8FAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8FAB color

#9A8FAB rgb(154, 143, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A8FAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 67.1% blue (154, 143, 171).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9A8FAB color codes

HEX	`#9A8FAB`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 9.63, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 16.34, 306.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.498, 29.455, 42.599)`
Decimal	`10129323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8FAB, 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 #9A8FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9A8FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8fab; }
.text { color: #9a8fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8fab, #a88fab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A8FAB?: #9A8FAB 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 #9A8FAB?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 171: 154 red, 143 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8FAB?: The complementary color is #A0AB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8FAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.