What color is #9B93BA?

#9B93BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B93BA?

The RGB value is 155, 147, 186: 155 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B93BA?

The complementary color is #B2BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B93BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B93BA color

#9B93BA rgb(155, 147, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B93BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.6% green and 72.9% blue (155, 147, 186).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9B93BA color codes

HEX	`#9B93BA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 147, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, 10.98, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 22.1, 299.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.812, 31.381, 50.773)`
Decimal	`10195898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B93BA, 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 #9B93BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B93BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9B93BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b93ba; }
.text { color: #9b93ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b93ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 147 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b93ba, #af93ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B93BA?: #9B93BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B93BA?: The RGB value is 155, 147, 186: 155 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B93BA?: The complementary color is #B2BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B93BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.