What color is #9E7BA3?

#9E7BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7BA3?

The RGB value is 158, 123, 163: 158 red, 123 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7BA3?

The complementary color is #80A37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7BA3 color

#9E7BA3 rgb(158, 123, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E7BA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 48.2% green and 63.9% blue (158, 123, 163).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9E7BA3 color codes

HEX	`#9E7BA3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 123, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 48.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 20.8, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 26.35, 322.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.794, 24.08, 37.827)`
Decimal	`10386339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7BA3, 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 #9E7BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #9E7BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7ba3; }
.text { color: #9e7ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 123 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7ba3, #a37b94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E7BA3?: #9E7BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7BA3?: The RGB value is 158, 123, 163: 158 red, 123 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7BA3?: The complementary color is #80A37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.