What color is #9C86AB?

#9C86AB 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 #9C86AB?

The RGB value is 156, 134, 171: 156 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C86AB?

The complementary color is #95AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C86AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C86AB color

#9C86AB rgb(156, 134, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C86AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (156, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9C86AB color codes

HEX	`#9C86AB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, 15.46, -16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 22.57, 313.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.585, 27.059, 42.184)`
Decimal	`10258091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C86AB, 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 #9C86AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C86AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9C86AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c86ab; }
.text { color: #9c86ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c86ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c86ab, #ab86a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C86AB?: #9C86AB 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 #9C86AB?: The RGB value is 156, 134, 171: 156 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C86AB?: The complementary color is #95AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C86AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.