What color is #9C86AA?

#9C86AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C86AA?

The RGB value is 156, 134, 170: 156 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C86AA?

The complementary color is #94AA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C86AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C86AA color

#9C86AA rgb(156, 134, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C86AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.5% green and 66.7% blue (156, 134, 170).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#9C86AA color codes

HEX	`#9C86AA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 134, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 15.24, -15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 22.04, 313.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.49, 27.021, 41.684)`
Decimal	`10258090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C86AA, 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 #9C86AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C86AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #9C86AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c86aa; }
.text { color: #9c86aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c86aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 134 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c86aa, #aa86a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C86AA?: #9C86AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C86AA?: The RGB value is 156, 134, 170: 156 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C86AA?: The complementary color is #94AA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C86AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.