What color is #9E89D0?

#9E89D0 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 #9E89D0?

The RGB value is 158, 137, 208: 158 red, 137 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E89D0?

The complementary color is #BBD089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E89D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E89D0 color

#9E89D0 rgb(158, 137, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E89D0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.7% green and 81.6% blue (158, 137, 208).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#9E89D0 color codes

HEX	`#9E89D0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 137, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 22.77, -33.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 40.68, 304.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.429, 29.714, 63.584)`
Decimal	`10389968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E89D0, 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 #9E89D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E89D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #9E89D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e89d0; }
.text { color: #9e89d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e89d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 137 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e89d0, #c289d0); }

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Questions

What color is #9E89D0?: #9E89D0 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 #9E89D0?: The RGB value is 158, 137, 208: 158 red, 137 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E89D0?: The complementary color is #BBD089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E89D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.