What color is #9E86AE?

#9E86AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E86AE?

The RGB value is 158, 134, 174: 158 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E86AE?

The complementary color is #96AE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E86AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E86AE color

#9E86AE rgb(158, 134, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E86AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.5% green and 68.2% blue (158, 134, 174).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#9E86AE color codes

HEX	`#9E86AE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 134, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 16.77, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 24.38, 313.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.264, 27.376, 43.726)`
Decimal	`10389166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E86AE, 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 #9E86AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E86AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #9E86AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e86ae; }
.text { color: #9e86ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e86ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 134 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e86ae, #ae86aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E86AE?: #9E86AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E86AE?: The RGB value is 158, 134, 174: 158 red, 134 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E86AE?: The complementary color is #96AE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E86AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.