What color is #9E8DAD?

#9E8DAD 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 #9E8DAD?

The RGB value is 158, 141, 173: 158 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8DAD?

The complementary color is #9CAD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8DAD color

#9E8DAD rgb(158, 141, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8DAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 55.3% green and 67.8% blue (158, 141, 173).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#9E8DAD color codes

HEX	`#9E8DAD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 141, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 55.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 12.56, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 19.16, 310.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.167, 29.336, 43.548)`
Decimal	`10390957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8DAD, 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 #9E8DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #9E8DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8dad; }
.text { color: #9e8dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 141 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8dad, #ad8dac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9E8DAD?: #9E8DAD 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 #9E8DAD?: The RGB value is 158, 141, 173: 158 red, 141 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8DAD?: The complementary color is #9CAD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.