What color is #9B7BAD?

#9B7BAD 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 #9B7BAD?

The RGB value is 155, 123, 173: 155 red, 123 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7BAD?

The complementary color is #8DAD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7BAD color

#9B7BAD rgb(155, 123, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7BAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 48.2% green and 67.8% blue (155, 123, 173).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#9B7BAD color codes

HEX	`#9B7BAD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 123, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 48.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, 21.88, -21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 30.92, 315.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.142, 24.152, 42.706)`
Decimal	`10189741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7BAD, 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 #9B7BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #9B7BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7bad; }
.text { color: #9b7bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 123 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7bad, #ad7ba6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7BAD?: #9B7BAD 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 #9B7BAD?: The RGB value is 155, 123, 173: 155 red, 123 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7BAD?: The complementary color is #8DAD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.