What color is #9B8FA1?

#9B8FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8FA1?

The RGB value is 155, 143, 161: 155 red, 143 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8FA1?

The complementary color is #95A18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8FA1 color

#9B8FA1 rgb(155, 143, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8FA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.1% green and 63.1% blue (155, 143, 161).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9B8FA1 color codes

HEX	`#9B8FA1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 143, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 7.9, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 11.15, 315.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.772, 29.187, 37.777)`
Decimal	`10194849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8FA1, 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 #9B8FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9B8FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8fa1; }
.text { color: #9b8fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 143 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8fa1, #a18f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8FA1?: #9B8FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8FA1?: The RGB value is 155, 143, 161: 155 red, 143 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8FA1?: The complementary color is #95A18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.