What color is #9D82AF?

#9D82AF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D82AF?

The RGB value is 157, 130, 175: 157 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D82AF?

The complementary color is #94AF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D82AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D82AF color

#9D82AF rgb(157, 130, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D82AF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51% green and 68.6% blue (157, 130, 175).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9D82AF color codes

HEX	`#9D82AF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 130, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, 18.94, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 27.47, 313.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.624, 26.229, 44.051)`
Decimal	`10322607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D82AF, 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 #9D82AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D82AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9D82AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d82af; }
.text { color: #9d82af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d82af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 130 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d82af, #af82ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9D82AF?: #9D82AF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D82AF?: The RGB value is 157, 130, 175: 157 red, 130 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D82AF?: The complementary color is #94AF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D82AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.