What color is #9E7BB1?

#9E7BB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7BB1?

The RGB value is 158, 123, 177: 158 red, 123 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7BB1?

The complementary color is #8EB17B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7BB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7BB1 color

#9E7BB1 rgb(158, 123, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E7BB1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 48.2% green and 69.4% blue (158, 123, 177).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#9E7BB1 color codes

HEX	`#9E7BB1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 123, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 48.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, 23.73, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 33.34, 315.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.118, 24.61, 44.803)`
Decimal	`10386353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7BB1, 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 #9E7BB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7BB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #9E7BB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7bb1; }
.text { color: #9e7bb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7bb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 123 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7bb1, #b17ba9); }

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Questions

What color is #9E7BB1?: #9E7BB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7BB1?: The RGB value is 158, 123, 177: 158 red, 123 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7BB1?: The complementary color is #8EB17B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7BB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.