What color is #9E82A5?

#9E82A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E82A5?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 165: 158 red, 130 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E82A5?

The complementary color is #89A582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E82A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E82A5 color

#9E82A5 rgb(158, 130, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E82A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 64.7% blue (158, 130, 165).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#9E82A5 color codes

HEX	`#9E82A5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 17.19, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 22.53, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.874, 25.951, 39.078)`
Decimal	`10388133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E82A5, 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 #9E82A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E82A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #9E82A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e82a5; }
.text { color: #9e82a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e82a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e82a5, #a5829b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E82A5?: #9E82A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E82A5?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 165: 158 red, 130 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E82A5?: The complementary color is #89A582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E82A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.