What color is #9E8BA1?

#9E8BA1 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 #9E8BA1?

The RGB value is 158, 139, 161: 158 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8BA1?

The complementary color is #8EA18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8BA1 color

#9E8BA1 rgb(158, 139, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8BA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.5% green and 63.1% blue (158, 139, 161).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#9E8BA1 color codes

HEX	`#9E8BA1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 139, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, 11.24, -9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 14.4, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.765, 28.308, 37.607)`
Decimal	`10390433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8BA1, 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 #9E8BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #9E8BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8ba1; }
.text { color: #9e8ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 139 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8ba1, #a18b99); }

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Questions

What color is #9E8BA1?: #9E8BA1 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 #9E8BA1?: The RGB value is 158, 139, 161: 158 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8BA1?: The complementary color is #8EA18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.