What color is #9B89CA?

#9B89CA 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 #9B89CA?

The RGB value is 155, 137, 202: 155 red, 137 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B89CA?

The complementary color is #B8CA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B89CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B89CA color

#9B89CA rgb(155, 137, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B89CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 53.7% green and 79.2% blue (155, 137, 202).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#9B89CA color codes

HEX	`#9B89CA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 137, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 53.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, 20.43, -31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 37.26, 303.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.121, 29.124, 59.742)`
Decimal	`10193354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B89CA, 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 #9B89CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B89CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #9B89CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b89ca; }
.text { color: #9b89ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b89ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 137 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b89ca, #bb89ca); }

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Questions

What color is #9B89CA?: #9B89CA 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 #9B89CA?: The RGB value is 155, 137, 202: 155 red, 137 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B89CA?: The complementary color is #B8CA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B89CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.