What color is #9C81AD?

#9C81AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C81AD?

The RGB value is 156, 129, 173: 156 red, 129 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C81AD?

The complementary color is #92AD81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C81AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C81AD color

#9C81AD rgb(156, 129, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C81AD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.6% green and 67.8% blue (156, 129, 173).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9C81AD color codes

HEX	`#9C81AD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 129, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, 18.75, -19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 26.99, 314.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.102, 25.786, 42.971)`
Decimal	`10256813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C81AD, 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 #9C81AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C81AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #9C81AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c81ad; }
.text { color: #9c81ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c81ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 129 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c81ad, #ad81a8); }

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Questions

What color is #9C81AD?: #9C81AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C81AD?: The RGB value is 156, 129, 173: 156 red, 129 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C81AD?: The complementary color is #92AD81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C81AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.