What color is #9E8EAA?

#9E8EAA 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 #9E8EAA?

The RGB value is 158, 142, 170: 158 red, 142 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8EAA?

The complementary color is #9AAA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8EAA color

#9E8EAA rgb(158, 142, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8EAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 55.7% green and 66.7% blue (158, 142, 170).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9E8EAA color codes

HEX	`#9E8EAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 142, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 55.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, 11.36, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 16.91, 312.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.028, 29.518, 42.085)`
Decimal	`10391210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8EAA, 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 #9E8EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9E8EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8eaa; }
.text { color: #9e8eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 142 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8eaa, #aa8ea8); }

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Questions

What color is #9E8EAA?: #9E8EAA 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 #9E8EAA?: The RGB value is 158, 142, 170: 158 red, 142 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8EAA?: The complementary color is #9AAA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.