What color is #9C869D?

#9C869D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C869D?

The RGB value is 156, 134, 157: 156 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C869D?

The complementary color is #879D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C869D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C869D color

#9C869D rgb(156, 134, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C869D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.5% green and 61.6% blue (156, 134, 157).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#9C869D color codes

HEX	`#9C869D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 134, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, 12.59, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 15.55, 324.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.32, 26.553, 35.525)`
Decimal	`10258077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C869D, 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 #9C869D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C869D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #9C869D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c869d; }
.text { color: #9c869d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c869d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 134 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c869d, #9d8693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C869D?: #9C869D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C869D?: The RGB value is 156, 134, 157: 156 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C869D?: The complementary color is #879D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C869D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.