What color is #9D8EA6?

#9D8EA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8EA6?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 166: 157 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8EA6?

The complementary color is #97A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8EA6 color

#9D8EA6 rgb(157, 142, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D8EA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 65.1% blue (157, 142, 166).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#9D8EA6 color codes

HEX	`#9D8EA6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 10.19, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 14.7, 313.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.459, 29.267, 40.114)`
Decimal	`10325670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8EA6, 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 #9D8EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #9D8EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8ea6; }
.text { color: #9d8ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8ea6, #a68ea3); }

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Questions

What color is #9D8EA6?: #9D8EA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8EA6?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 166: 157 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8EA6?: The complementary color is #97A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.