What color is #9D93AC?

#9D93AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D93AC?

The RGB value is 157, 147, 172: 157 red, 147 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D93AC?

The complementary color is #A2AC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D93AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D93AC color

#9D93AC rgb(157, 147, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D93AC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 57.6% green and 67.5% blue (157, 147, 172).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#9D93AC color codes

HEX	`#9D93AC`
RGB	`rgb(157, 147, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 57.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.52, 8.6, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.52, 14.55, 306.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.783, 31.014, 43.334)`
Decimal	`10326956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D93AC, 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 #9D93AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D93AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #9D93AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d93ac; }
.text { color: #9d93ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d93ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 147 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d93ac, #aa93ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9D93AC?: #9D93AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D93AC?: The RGB value is 157, 147, 172: 157 red, 147 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D93AC?: The complementary color is #A2AC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D93AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.