What color is #9B80BD?

#9B80BD 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 #9B80BD?

The RGB value is 155, 128, 189: 155 red, 128 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B80BD?

The complementary color is #A2BD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B80BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B80BD color

#9B80BD rgb(155, 128, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B80BD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.2% green and 74.1% blue (155, 128, 189).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#9B80BD color codes

HEX	`#9B80BD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 128, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 22.56, -28.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 36.04, 308.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.42, 26.081, 51.566)`
Decimal	`10191037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B80BD, 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 #9B80BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B80BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #9B80BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b80bd; }
.text { color: #9b80bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b80bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 128 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b80bd, #ba80bd); }

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Questions

What color is #9B80BD?: #9B80BD 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 #9B80BD?: The RGB value is 155, 128, 189: 155 red, 128 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B80BD?: The complementary color is #A2BD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B80BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.