What color is #9E7BB3?

#9E7BB3 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 #9E7BB3?

The RGB value is 158, 123, 179: 158 red, 123 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7BB3?

The complementary color is #90B37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7BB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7BB3 color

#9E7BB3 rgb(158, 123, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E7BB3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 48.2% green and 70.2% blue (158, 123, 179).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9E7BB3 color codes

HEX	`#9E7BB3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 123, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 48.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, 24.16, -24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 34.37, 314.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.319, 24.69, 45.86)`
Decimal	`10386355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7BB3, 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 #9E7BB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7BB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9E7BB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7bb3; }
.text { color: #9e7bb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7bb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 123 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7bb3, #b37bac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E7BB3?: #9E7BB3 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 #9E7BB3?: The RGB value is 158, 123, 179: 158 red, 123 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7BB3?: The complementary color is #90B37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7BB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.