What color is #9D91AE?

#9D91AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D91AE?

The RGB value is 157, 145, 174: 157 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D91AE?

The complementary color is #A2AE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D91AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D91AE color

#9D91AE rgb(157, 145, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D91AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.9% green and 68.2% blue (157, 145, 174).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9D91AE color codes

HEX	`#9D91AE`
RGB	`rgb(157, 145, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 10.16, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 16.94, 306.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.669, 30.475, 44.25)`
Decimal	`10326446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D91AE, 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 #9D91AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D91AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9D91AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d91ae; }
.text { color: #9d91ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d91ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 145 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d91ae, #ab91ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9D91AE?: #9D91AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D91AE?: The RGB value is 157, 145, 174: 157 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D91AE?: The complementary color is #A2AE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D91AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.