What color is #9B8FAF?

#9B8FAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8FAF?

The RGB value is 155, 143, 175: 155 red, 143 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8FAF?

The complementary color is #A3AF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8FAF color

#9B8FAF rgb(155, 143, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8FAF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.1% green and 68.6% blue (155, 143, 175).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#9B8FAF color codes

HEX	`#9B8FAF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 143, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, 10.83, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 18.61, 305.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.076, 29.709, 44.646)`
Decimal	`10194863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8FAF, 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 #9B8FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #9B8FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8faf; }
.text { color: #9b8faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 143 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8faf, #ab8faf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8FAF?: #9B8FAF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8FAF?: The RGB value is 155, 143, 175: 155 red, 143 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8FAF?: The complementary color is #A3AF8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.