What color is #9E8FD2?

#9E8FD2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8FD2?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 210: 158 red, 143 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8FD2?

The complementary color is #C3D28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8FD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8FD2 color

#9E8FD2 rgb(158, 143, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E8FD2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 82.4% blue (158, 143, 210).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9E8FD2 color codes

HEX	`#9E8FD2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 19.82, -32.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 37.96, 301.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.553, 31.567, 65.18)`
Decimal	`10391506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8FD2, 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 #9E8FD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E8FD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9E8FD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8fd2; }
.text { color: #9e8fd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8fd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8fd2, #c08fd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8FD2?: #9E8FD2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8FD2?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 210: 158 red, 143 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8FD2?: The complementary color is #C3D28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8FD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.