What color is #9E87A3?

#9E87A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E87A3?

The RGB value is 158, 135, 163: 158 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E87A3?

The complementary color is #8CA387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E87A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E87A3 color

#9E87A3 rgb(158, 135, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E87A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.9% green and 63.9% blue (158, 135, 163).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#9E87A3 color codes

HEX	`#9E87A3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 135, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, 13.92, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 18.12, 320.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.374, 27.242, 38.354)`
Decimal	`10389411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E87A3, 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 #9E87A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E87A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #9E87A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e87a3; }
.text { color: #9e87a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e87a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 135 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e87a3, #a3879a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E87A3?: #9E87A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E87A3?: The RGB value is 158, 135, 163: 158 red, 135 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E87A3?: The complementary color is #8CA387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E87A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.