What color is #9D80E2?

#9D80E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D80E2?

The RGB value is 157, 128, 226: 157 red, 128 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D80E2?

The complementary color is #C5E280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D80E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D80E2 color

#9D80E2 rgb(157, 128, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D80E2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.2% green and 88.6% blue (157, 128, 226).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 63% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9D80E2 color codes

HEX	`#9D80E2`
RGB	`rgb(157, 128, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 63%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 43%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 43%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 32.08, -46.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 56.1, 304.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.348, 28.097, 75.498)`
Decimal	`10322146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D80E2, 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 #9D80E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D80E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #9D80E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d80e2; }
.text { color: #9d80e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d80e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 128 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d80e2, #ce80e2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D80E2?: #9D80E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D80E2?: The RGB value is 157, 128, 226: 157 red, 128 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D80E2?: The complementary color is #C5E280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D80E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.