What color is #9D8EA4?

#9D8EA4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8EA4?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 164: 157 red, 142 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8EA4?

The complementary color is #95A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8EA4 color

#9D8EA4 rgb(157, 142, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D8EA4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 64.3% blue (157, 142, 164).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#9D8EA4 color codes

HEX	`#9D8EA4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 9.78, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 13.67, 315.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.277, 29.195, 39.155)`
Decimal	`10325668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8EA4, 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 #9D8EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #9D8EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8ea4; }
.text { color: #9d8ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8ea4, #a48ea0); }

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Questions

What color is #9D8EA4?: #9D8EA4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8EA4?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 164: 157 red, 142 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8EA4?: The complementary color is #95A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.