What color is #9C8BA6?

#9C8BA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8BA6?

The RGB value is 156, 139, 166: 156 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8BA6?

The complementary color is #95A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8BA6 color

#9C8BA6 rgb(156, 139, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C8BA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.5% green and 65.1% blue (156, 139, 166).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#9C8BA6 color codes

HEX	`#9C8BA6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 139, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.15, 11.55, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.15, 16.58, 314.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.825, 28.287, 39.958)`
Decimal	`10259366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8BA6, 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 #9C8BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #9C8BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8ba6; }
.text { color: #9c8ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 139 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8ba6, #a68ba3); }

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Questions

What color is #9C8BA6?: #9C8BA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8BA6?: The RGB value is 156, 139, 166: 156 red, 139 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8BA6?: The complementary color is #95A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.