What color is #9E809B?

#9E809B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E809B?

The RGB value is 158, 128, 155: 158 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E809B?

The complementary color is #809E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E809B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E809B color

#9E809B rgb(158, 128, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E809B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 50.2% green and 60.8% blue (158, 128, 155).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9E809B color codes

HEX	`#9E809B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 128, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 50.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 16.35, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 19.2, 328.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.735, 25.075, 34.383)`
Decimal	`10387611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E809B, 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 #9E809B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E809B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #9E809B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e809b; }
.text { color: #9e809b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e809b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 128 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e809b, #9e808c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E809B?: #9E809B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E809B?: The RGB value is 158, 128, 155: 158 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E809B?: The complementary color is #809E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E809B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.