What color is #9B8EA5?

#9B8EA5 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 #9B8EA5?

The RGB value is 155, 142, 165: 155 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8EA5?

The complementary color is #98A58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8EA5 color

#9B8EA5 rgb(155, 142, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8EA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.7% green and 64.7% blue (155, 142, 165).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#9B8EA5 color codes

HEX	`#9B8EA5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 142, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, 9.29, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 13.9, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.981, 29.031, 39.614)`
Decimal	`10194597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8EA5, 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 #9B8EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #9B8EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8ea5; }
.text { color: #9b8ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 142 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8ea5, #a58ea4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8EA5?: #9B8EA5 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 #9B8EA5?: The RGB value is 155, 142, 165: 155 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8EA5?: The complementary color is #98A58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.