What color is #9B87C2?

#9B87C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B87C2?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 194: 155 red, 135 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B87C2?

The complementary color is #AEC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B87C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B87C2 color

#9B87C2 rgb(155, 135, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B87C2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 76.1% blue (155, 135, 194).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#9B87C2 color codes

HEX	`#9B87C2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 19.68, -27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 34.17, 305.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.917, 28.191, 54.788)`
Decimal	`10192834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B87C2, 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 #9B87C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B87C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #9B87C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b87c2; }
.text { color: #9b87c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b87c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b87c2, #b887c2); }

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Questions

What color is #9B87C2?: #9B87C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B87C2?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 194: 155 red, 135 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B87C2?: The complementary color is #AEC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B87C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.