What color is #9E8FB2?

#9E8FB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8FB2?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 178: 158 red, 143 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8FB2?

The complementary color is #A3B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8FB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8FB2 color

#9E8FB2 rgb(158, 143, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8FB2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 69.8% blue (158, 143, 178).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9E8FB2 color codes

HEX	`#9E8FB2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 12.49, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 20.5, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.957, 30.128, 46.243)`
Decimal	`10391474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8FB2, 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 #9E8FB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E8FB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9E8FB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8fb2; }
.text { color: #9e8fb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8fb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8fb2, #b08fb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8FB2?: #9E8FB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8FB2?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 178: 158 red, 143 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8FB2?: The complementary color is #A3B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8FB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.