What color is #9D8ED0?

#9D8ED0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8ED0?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 208: 157 red, 142 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8ED0?

The complementary color is #C1D08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8ED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8ED0 color

#9D8ED0 rgb(157, 142, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9D8ED0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 81.6% blue (157, 142, 208).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 41% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9D8ED0 color codes

HEX	`#9D8ED0`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 41%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 19.6, -31.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 37.46, 301.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.96, 31.068, 63.817)`
Decimal	`10325712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8ED0, 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 #9D8ED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D8ED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9D8ED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8ed0; }
.text { color: #9d8ed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8ed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8ed0, #be8ed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D8ED0?: #9D8ED0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8ED0?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 208: 157 red, 142 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8ED0?: The complementary color is #C1D08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8ED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.