What color is #9E89AB?

#9E89AB 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 #9E89AB?

The RGB value is 158, 137, 171: 158 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E89AB?

The complementary color is #96AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E89AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E89AB color

#9E89AB rgb(158, 137, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E89AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.7% green and 67.1% blue (158, 137, 171).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9E89AB color codes

HEX	`#9E89AB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 137, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, 14.42, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 20.8, 313.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.396, 28.101, 42.343)`
Decimal	`10389931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E89AB, 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 #9E89AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E89AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #9E89AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e89ab; }
.text { color: #9e89ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e89ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 137 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e89ab, #ab89a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E89AB?: #9E89AB 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 #9E89AB?: The RGB value is 158, 137, 171: 158 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E89AB?: The complementary color is #96AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E89AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.