What color is #9D84AC?

#9D84AC 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 #9D84AC?

The RGB value is 157, 132, 172: 157 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D84AC?

The complementary color is #93AC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D84AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D84AC color

#9D84AC rgb(157, 132, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D84AC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.8% green and 67.5% blue (157, 132, 172).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#9D84AC color codes

HEX	`#9D84AC`
RGB	`rgb(157, 132, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.65, 17.16, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.65, 24.56, 314.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.601, 26.65, 42.606)`
Decimal	`10323116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D84AC, 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 #9D84AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D84AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #9D84AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d84ac; }
.text { color: #9d84ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d84ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 132 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d84ac, #ac84a7); }

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Questions

What color is #9D84AC?: #9D84AC 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 #9D84AC?: The RGB value is 157, 132, 172: 157 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D84AC?: The complementary color is #93AC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D84AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.