What color is #9B83AE?

#9B83AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B83AE?

The RGB value is 155, 131, 174: 155 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B83AE?

The complementary color is #96AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B83AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B83AE color

#9B83AE rgb(155, 131, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B83AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 51.4% green and 68.2% blue (155, 131, 174).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9B83AE color codes

HEX	`#9B83AE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 131, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 51.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, 17.48, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 26.04, 312.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.273, 26.257, 43.562)`
Decimal	`10191790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B83AE, 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 #9B83AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B83AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9B83AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b83ae; }
.text { color: #9b83ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b83ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 131 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b83ae, #ae83ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9B83AE?: #9B83AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B83AE?: The RGB value is 155, 131, 174: 155 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B83AE?: The complementary color is #96AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B83AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.