What color is #9B7AD0?

#9B7AD0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7AD0?

The RGB value is 155, 122, 208: 155 red, 122 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7AD0?

The complementary color is #AFD07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7AD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7AD0 color

#9B7AD0 rgb(155, 122, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7AD0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.8% green and 81.6% blue (155, 122, 208).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#9B7AD0 color codes

HEX	`#9B7AD0`
RGB	`rgb(155, 122, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 41%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, 30.5, -39.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 50.17, 307.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.86, 25.442, 62.895)`
Decimal	`10189520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7AD0, 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 #9B7AD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7AD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #9B7AD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7ad0; }
.text { color: #9b7ad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7ad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 122 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7ad0, #c67ad0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7AD0?: #9B7AD0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7AD0?: The RGB value is 155, 122, 208: 155 red, 122 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7AD0?: The complementary color is #AFD07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7AD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.