What color is #9B8CAE?

#9B8CAE 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 #9B8CAE?

The RGB value is 155, 140, 174: 155 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8CAE?

The complementary color is #9FAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8CAE color

#9B8CAE rgb(155, 140, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8CAE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.9% green and 68.2% blue (155, 140, 174).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#9B8CAE color codes

HEX	`#9B8CAE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 140, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, 12.32, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 20.03, 307.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.534, 28.781, 43.983)`
Decimal	`10194094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8CAE, 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 #9B8CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #9B8CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8cae; }
.text { color: #9b8cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 140 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8cae, #ac8cae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8CAE?: #9B8CAE 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 #9B8CAE?: The RGB value is 155, 140, 174: 155 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8CAE?: The complementary color is #9FAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.