What color is #9D93BB?

#9D93BB 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 #9D93BB?

The RGB value is 157, 147, 187: 157 red, 147 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D93BB?

The complementary color is #B1BB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D93BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D93BB color

#9D93BB rgb(157, 147, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D93BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 57.6% green and 73.3% blue (157, 147, 187).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9D93BB color codes

HEX	`#9D93BB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 147, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 57.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 11.86, -19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 22.75, 301.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.306, 31.623, 51.353)`
Decimal	`10326971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D93BB, 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 #9D93BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D93BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #9D93BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d93bb; }
.text { color: #9d93bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d93bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 147 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d93bb, #b193bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D93BB?: #9D93BB 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 #9D93BB?: The RGB value is 157, 147, 187: 157 red, 147 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D93BB?: The complementary color is #B1BB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D93BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.