What color is #9B91B4?

#9B91B4 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 #9B91B4?

The RGB value is 155, 145, 180: 155 red, 145 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B91B4?

The complementary color is #AAB491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B91B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B91B4 color

#9B91B4 rgb(155, 145, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B91B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.9% green and 70.6% blue (155, 145, 180).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% 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 7.1:1).

#9B91B4 color codes

HEX	`#9B91B4`
RGB	`rgb(155, 145, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 10.78, -16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 20.05, 302.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.88, 30.515, 47.382)`
Decimal	`10195380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B91B4, 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 #9B91B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B91B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9B91B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b91b4; }
.text { color: #9b91b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b91b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 145 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b91b4, #ad91b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B91B4?: #9B91B4 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 #9B91B4?: The RGB value is 155, 145, 180: 155 red, 145 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B91B4?: The complementary color is #AAB491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B91B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.