What color is #9C91AC?

#9C91AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C91AC?

The RGB value is 156, 145, 172: 156 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C91AC?

The complementary color is #A1AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C91AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C91AC color

#9C91AC rgb(156, 145, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C91AC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (156, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#9C91AC color codes

HEX	`#9C91AC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, 9.39, -12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 15.76, 306.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.281, 30.297, 43.222)`
Decimal	`10260908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C91AC, 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 #9C91AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C91AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C91AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c91ac; }
.text { color: #9c91ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c91ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c91ac, #aa91ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9C91AC?: #9C91AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C91AC?: The RGB value is 156, 145, 172: 156 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C91AC?: The complementary color is #A1AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C91AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.