What color is #9B809D?

#9B809D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B809D?

The RGB value is 155, 128, 157: 155 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B809D?

The complementary color is #829D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B809D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B809D color

#9B809D rgb(155, 128, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B809D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.2% green and 61.6% blue (155, 128, 157).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#9B809D color codes

HEX	`#9B809D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 128, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 15.67, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 19.5, 323.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.322, 24.842, 35.247)`
Decimal	`10191005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B809D, 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 #9B809D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B809D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #9B809D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b809d; }
.text { color: #9b809d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b809d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 128 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b809d, #9d8091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B809D?: #9B809D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B809D?: The RGB value is 155, 128, 157: 155 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B809D?: The complementary color is #829D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B809D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.