What color is #9B8BCD?

#9B8BCD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8BCD?

The RGB value is 155, 139, 205: 155 red, 139 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8BCD?

The complementary color is #BDCD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8BCD color

#9B8BCD rgb(155, 139, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B8BCD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.5% green and 80.4% blue (155, 139, 205).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#9B8BCD color codes

HEX	`#9B8BCD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 139, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, 20, -31.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 37.63, 302.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.767, 29.841, 61.727)`
Decimal	`10193869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8BCD, 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 #9B8BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #9B8BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8bcd; }
.text { color: #9b8bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 139 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8bcd, #bc8bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9B8BCD?: #9B8BCD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8BCD?: The RGB value is 155, 139, 205: 155 red, 139 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8BCD?: The complementary color is #BDCD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.