What color is #9E82A8?

#9E82A8 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 #9E82A8?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 168: 158 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E82A8?

The complementary color is #8CA882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E82A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E82A8 color

#9E82A8 rgb(158, 130, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E82A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 65.9% blue (158, 130, 168).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#9E82A8 color codes

HEX	`#9E82A8`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.1, 17.81, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.1, 24.02, 317.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.15, 26.062, 40.533)`
Decimal	`10388136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E82A8, 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 #9E82A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E82A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #9E82A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e82a8; }
.text { color: #9e82a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e82a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e82a8, #a8829f); }

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Questions

What color is #9E82A8?: #9E82A8 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 #9E82A8?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 168: 158 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E82A8?: The complementary color is #8CA882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E82A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.