What color is #9B8CAA?

#9B8CAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8CAA?

The RGB value is 155, 140, 170: 155 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8CAA?

The complementary color is #9BAA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8CAA color

#9B8CAA rgb(155, 140, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8CAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (155, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9B8CAA color codes

HEX	`#9B8CAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, 11.47, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 17.89, 309.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.15, 28.627, 41.96)`
Decimal	`10194090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8CAA, 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 #9B8CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9B8CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8caa; }
.text { color: #9b8caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8caa, #aa8caa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8CAA?: #9B8CAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8CAA?: The RGB value is 155, 140, 170: 155 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8CAA?: The complementary color is #9BAA8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.