What color is #9D83C5?

#9D83C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D83C5?

The RGB value is 157, 131, 197: 157 red, 131 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D83C5?

The complementary color is #ABC583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D83C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D83C5 color

#9D83C5 rgb(157, 131, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D83C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.4% green and 77.3% blue (157, 131, 197).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#9D83C5 color codes

HEX	`#9D83C5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 131, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, 23.31, -30.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 38.53, 307.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.097, 27.432, 56.416)`
Decimal	`10322885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D83C5, 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 #9D83C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D83C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #9D83C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d83c5; }
.text { color: #9d83c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d83c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 131 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d83c5, #be83c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D83C5?: #9D83C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D83C5?: The RGB value is 157, 131, 197: 157 red, 131 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D83C5?: The complementary color is #ABC583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D83C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.