What color is #9C89BC?

#9C89BC 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 #9C89BC?

The RGB value is 156, 137, 188: 156 red, 137 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C89BC?

The complementary color is #A9BC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C89BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C89BC color

#9C89BC rgb(156, 137, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C89BC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 53.7% green and 73.7% blue (156, 137, 188).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9C89BC color codes

HEX	`#9C89BC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 137, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 53.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 27%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 17.47, -23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 29.67, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.731, 28.59, 51.414)`
Decimal	`10258876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C89BC, 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 #9C89BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C89BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #9C89BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c89bc; }
.text { color: #9c89bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c89bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 137 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c89bc, #b689bc); }

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Questions

What color is #9C89BC?: #9C89BC 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 #9C89BC?: The RGB value is 156, 137, 188: 156 red, 137 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C89BC?: The complementary color is #A9BC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C89BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.