What color is #9A8FCD?

#9A8FCD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8FCD?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 205: 154 red, 143 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8FCD?

The complementary color is #C2CD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8FCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8FCD color

#9A8FCD rgb(154, 143, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A8FCD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 80.4% blue (154, 143, 205).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#9A8FCD color codes

HEX	`#9A8FCD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, 17.4, -30.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 35.07, 299.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.166, 30.922, 61.914)`
Decimal	`10129357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8FCD, 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 #9A8FCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A8FCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9A8FCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8fcd; }
.text { color: #9a8fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8fcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8fcd, #b98fcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8FCD?: #9A8FCD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8FCD?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 205: 154 red, 143 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8FCD?: The complementary color is #C2CD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8FCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.