What color is #9B97A8?

#9B97A8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B97A8?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 168: 155 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B97A8?

The complementary color is #A4A897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B97A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B97A8 color

#9B97A8 rgb(155, 151, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B97A8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 65.9% blue (155, 151, 168).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9B97A8 color codes

HEX	`#9B97A8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 4.82, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 9.64, 300.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.651, 31.929, 41.534)`
Decimal	`10196904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B97A8, 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 #9B97A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B97A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9B97A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b97a8; }
.text { color: #9b97a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b97a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b97a8, #a397a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B97A8?: #9B97A8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B97A8?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 168: 155 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B97A8?: The complementary color is #A4A897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B97A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.