What color is #9B8FB5?

#9B8FB5 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 #9B8FB5?

The RGB value is 155, 143, 181: 155 red, 143 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8FB5?

The complementary color is #A9B58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8FB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8FB5 color

#9B8FB5 rgb(155, 143, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8FB5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.1% green and 71% blue (155, 143, 181).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#9B8FB5 color codes

HEX	`#9B8FB5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 143, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, 12.14, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 21.89, 303.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.679, 29.95, 47.819)`
Decimal	`10194869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8FB5, 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 #9B8FB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8FB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #9B8FB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8fb5; }
.text { color: #9b8fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8fb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 143 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8fb5, #ae8fb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8FB5?: #9B8FB5 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 #9B8FB5?: The RGB value is 155, 143, 181: 155 red, 143 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8FB5?: The complementary color is #A9B58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8FB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.