What color is #9E82BE?

#9E82BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E82BE?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 190: 158 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E82BE?

The complementary color is #A2BE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E82BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E82BE color

#9E82BE rgb(158, 130, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E82BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 74.5% blue (158, 130, 190).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#9E82BE color codes

HEX	`#9E82BE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, 22.58, -27.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 35.5, 309.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.376, 26.952, 52.255)`
Decimal	`10388158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E82BE, 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 #9E82BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E82BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #9E82BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e82be; }
.text { color: #9e82be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e82be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e82be, #bc82be); }

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Questions

What color is #9E82BE?: #9E82BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E82BE?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 190: 158 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E82BE?: The complementary color is #A2BE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E82BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.