What color is #9C83A9?

#9C83A9 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 #9C83A9?

The RGB value is 156, 131, 169: 156 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C83A9?

The complementary color is #90A983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C83A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C83A9 color

#9C83A9 rgb(156, 131, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C83A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.4% green and 66.3% blue (156, 131, 169).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#9C83A9 color codes

HEX	`#9C83A9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 131, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.19, 16.76, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.19, 23.56, 315.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.987, 26.165, 41.052)`
Decimal	`10257321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C83A9, 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 #9C83A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C83A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #9C83A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c83a9; }
.text { color: #9c83a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c83a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 131 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c83a9, #a983a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C83A9?: #9C83A9 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 #9C83A9?: The RGB value is 156, 131, 169: 156 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C83A9?: The complementary color is #90A983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C83A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.