What color is #9D7CB0?

#9D7CB0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7CB0?

The RGB value is 157, 124, 176: 157 red, 124 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7CB0?

The complementary color is #8FB07C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7CB0 color

#9D7CB0 rgb(157, 124, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D7CB0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 48.6% green and 69% blue (157, 124, 176).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9D7CB0 color codes

HEX	`#9D7CB0`
RGB	`rgb(157, 124, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 48.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, 22.61, -22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 32.04, 314.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.947, 24.718, 44.312)`
Decimal	`10321072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7CB0, 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 #9D7CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9D7CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7cb0; }
.text { color: #9d7cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 124 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7cb0, #b07ca9); }

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Questions

What color is #9D7CB0?: #9D7CB0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7CB0?: The RGB value is 157, 124, 176: 157 red, 124 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7CB0?: The complementary color is #8FB07C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.