What color is #9C87BE?

#9C87BE 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 #9C87BE?

The RGB value is 156, 135, 190: 156 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C87BE?

The complementary color is #A9BE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C87BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C87BE color

#9C87BE rgb(156, 135, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C87BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.9% green and 74.5% blue (156, 135, 190).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9C87BE color codes

HEX	`#9C87BE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 135, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 19.08, -25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 32.07, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.667, 28.114, 52.463)`
Decimal	`10258366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C87BE, 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 #9C87BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C87BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #9C87BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c87be; }
.text { color: #9c87be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c87be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 135 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c87be, #b887be); }

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Questions

What color is #9C87BE?: #9C87BE 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 #9C87BE?: The RGB value is 156, 135, 190: 156 red, 135 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C87BE?: The complementary color is #A9BE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C87BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.