What color is #9E88B3?

#9E88B3 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 #9E88B3?

The RGB value is 158, 136, 179: 158 red, 136 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E88B3?

The complementary color is #9DB388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E88B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E88B3 color

#9E88B3 rgb(158, 136, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E88B3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.3% green and 70.2% blue (158, 136, 179).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9E88B3 color codes

HEX	`#9E88B3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 136, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 16.7, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 25.67, 310.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.04, 28.132, 46.434)`
Decimal	`10389683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E88B3, 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 #9E88B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E88B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9E88B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e88b3; }
.text { color: #9e88b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e88b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 136 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e88b3, #b388b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E88B3?: #9E88B3 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 #9E88B3?: The RGB value is 158, 136, 179: 158 red, 136 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E88B3?: The complementary color is #9DB388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E88B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.