What color is #9C8BAD?

#9C8BAD 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 #9C8BAD?

The RGB value is 156, 139, 173: 156 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8BAD?

The complementary color is #9CAD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8BAD color

#9C8BAD rgb(156, 139, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C8BAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.5% green and 67.8% blue (156, 139, 173).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#9C8BAD color codes

HEX	`#9C8BAD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 139, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 13.02, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 20.26, 309.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.484, 28.55, 43.432)`
Decimal	`10259373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8BAD, 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 #9C8BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #9C8BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8bad; }
.text { color: #9c8bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 139 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8bad, #ad8bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8BAD?: #9C8BAD 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 #9C8BAD?: The RGB value is 156, 139, 173: 156 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8BAD?: The complementary color is #9CAD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.