What color is #9B80A2?

#9B80A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B80A2?

The RGB value is 155, 128, 162: 155 red, 128 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B80A2?

The complementary color is #87A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B80A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B80A2 color

#9B80A2 rgb(155, 128, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B80A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.2% green and 63.5% blue (155, 128, 162).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9B80A2 color codes

HEX	`#9B80A2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 128, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 16.68, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 21.92, 319.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.757, 25.016, 37.542)`
Decimal	`10191010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B80A2, 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 #9B80A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B80A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9B80A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b80a2; }
.text { color: #9b80a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b80a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 128 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b80a2, #a28098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B80A2?: #9B80A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B80A2?: The RGB value is 155, 128, 162: 155 red, 128 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B80A2?: The complementary color is #87A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B80A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.