What color is #9E8AAD?

#9E8AAD 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 #9E8AAD?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 173: 158 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8AAD?

The complementary color is #99AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8AAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8AAD color

#9E8AAD rgb(158, 138, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8AAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 67.8% blue (158, 138, 173).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 6.69:1).

#9E8AAD color codes

HEX	`#9E8AAD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 14.27, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 21.17, 312.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.731, 28.463, 43.402)`
Decimal	`10390189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8AAD, 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 #9E8AAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8AAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9E8AAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8aad; }
.text { color: #9e8aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8aad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8aad, #ad8aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8AAD?: #9E8AAD 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 #9E8AAD?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 173: 158 red, 138 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8AAD?: The complementary color is #99AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8AAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.