What color is #9B79AE?

#9B79AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B79AE?

The RGB value is 155, 121, 174: 155 red, 121 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B79AE?

The complementary color is #8CAE79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B79AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B79AE color

#9B79AE rgb(155, 121, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B79AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.5% green and 68.2% blue (155, 121, 174).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#9B79AE color codes

HEX	`#9B79AE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 121, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 30%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 23.25, -23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 32.79, 315.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.994, 23.7, 43.136)`
Decimal	`10189230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B79AE, 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 #9B79AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B79AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #9B79AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b79ae; }
.text { color: #9b79ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b79ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 121 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b79ae, #ae79a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B79AE?: #9B79AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B79AE?: The RGB value is 155, 121, 174: 155 red, 121 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B79AE?: The complementary color is #8CAE79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B79AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.