What color is #9D88C6?

#9D88C6 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 #9D88C6?

The RGB value is 157, 136, 198: 157 red, 136 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D88C6?

The complementary color is #B1C688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D88C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D88C6 color

#9D88C6 rgb(157, 136, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D88C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 53.3% green and 77.6% blue (157, 136, 198).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#9D88C6 color codes

HEX	`#9D88C6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 136, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 53.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, 20.67, -29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 35.83, 305.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.9, 28.854, 57.251)`
Decimal	`10324166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D88C6, 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 #9D88C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D88C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #9D88C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d88c6; }
.text { color: #9d88c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d88c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 136 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d88c6, #bc88c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9D88C6?: #9D88C6 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 #9D88C6?: The RGB value is 157, 136, 198: 157 red, 136 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D88C6?: The complementary color is #B1C688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D88C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.