What color is #9B7EA8?

#9B7EA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7EA8?

The RGB value is 155, 126, 168: 155 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7EA8?

The complementary color is #8BA87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7EA8 color

#9B7EA8 rgb(155, 126, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7EA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49.4% green and 65.9% blue (155, 126, 168).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9B7EA8 color codes

HEX	`#9B7EA8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 126, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, 19.08, -18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 26.31, 316.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.045, 24.718, 40.332)`
Decimal	`10190504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7EA8, 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 #9B7EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9B7EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7ea8; }
.text { color: #9b7ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 126 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7ea8, #a87ea0); }

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Questions

What color is #9B7EA8?: #9B7EA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7EA8?: The RGB value is 155, 126, 168: 155 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7EA8?: The complementary color is #8BA87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.