What color is #9E8FA8?

#9E8FA8 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 #9E8FA8?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 168: 158 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8FA8?

The complementary color is #99A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8FA8 color

#9E8FA8 rgb(158, 143, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8FA8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (158, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9E8FA8 color codes

HEX	`#9E8FA8`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 10.38, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 15.2, 313.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.99, 29.741, 41.146)`
Decimal	`10391464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8FA8, 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 #9E8FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9E8FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8fa8; }
.text { color: #9e8fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8fa8, #a88fa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E8FA8?: #9E8FA8 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 #9E8FA8?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 168: 158 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8FA8?: The complementary color is #99A88F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.