What color is #9B8BA7?

#9B8BA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8BA7?

The RGB value is 155, 139, 167: 155 red, 139 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8BA7?

The complementary color is #97A78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8BA7?

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.

#9B8BA7 color

#9B8BA7 rgb(155, 139, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8BA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.5% green and 65.5% blue (155, 139, 167).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9B8BA7 color codes

HEX	`#9B8BA7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 139, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 11.41, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 16.97, 312.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.724, 28.224, 40.434)`
Decimal	`10193831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8BA7, 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 #9B8BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8BA7 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 #9B8BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8ba7; }
.text { color: #9b8ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 139 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8ba7, #a78ba5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8BA7?: #9B8BA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8BA7?: The RGB value is 155, 139, 167: 155 red, 139 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8BA7?: The complementary color is #97A78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8BA7?: 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.