What color is #9E8CA9?

#9E8CA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8CA9?

The RGB value is 158, 140, 169: 158 red, 140 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8CA9?

The complementary color is #97A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8CA9 color

#9E8CA9 rgb(158, 140, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8CA9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.9% green and 66.3% blue (158, 140, 169).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9E8CA9 color codes

HEX	`#9E8CA9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 140, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 12.3, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 17.74, 313.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.639, 28.89, 41.491)`
Decimal	`10390697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8CA9, 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 #9E8CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9E8CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8ca9; }
.text { color: #9e8ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 140 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8ca9, #a98ca5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E8CA9?: #9E8CA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8CA9?: The RGB value is 158, 140, 169: 158 red, 140 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8CA9?: The complementary color is #97A98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.