What color is #9C81D2?

#9C81D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C81D2?

The RGB value is 156, 129, 210: 156 red, 129 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C81D2?

The complementary color is #B7D281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C81D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C81D2 color

#9C81D2 rgb(156, 129, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C81D2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.6% green and 82.4% blue (156, 129, 210).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#9C81D2 color codes

HEX	`#9C81D2`
RGB	`rgb(156, 129, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 27.26, -38.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 46.8, 305.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.191, 27.421, 64.505)`
Decimal	`10256850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C81D2, 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 #9C81D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C81D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #9C81D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c81d2; }
.text { color: #9c81d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c81d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 129 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c81d2, #c481d2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C81D2?: #9C81D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C81D2?: The RGB value is 156, 129, 210: 156 red, 129 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C81D2?: The complementary color is #B7D281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C81D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.