What color is #9B7DCB?

#9B7DCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7DCB?

The RGB value is 155, 125, 203: 155 red, 125 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7DCB?

The complementary color is #ADCB7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7DCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7DCB color

#9B7DCB rgb(155, 125, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7DCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49% green and 79.6% blue (155, 125, 203).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#9B7DCB color codes

HEX	`#9B7DCB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 125, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 38%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 27.57, -36.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 45.54, 307.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.628, 25.948, 59.83)`
Decimal	`10190283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7DCB, 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 #9B7DCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7DCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #9B7DCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7dcb; }
.text { color: #9b7dcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7dcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 125 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7dcb, #c27dcb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7DCB?: #9B7DCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7DCB?: The RGB value is 155, 125, 203: 155 red, 125 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7DCB?: The complementary color is #ADCB7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7DCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.