What color is #9E91A7?

#9E91A7 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 #9E91A7?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 167: 158 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E91A7?

The complementary color is #9AA791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E91A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E91A7 color

#9E91A7 rgb(158, 145, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E91A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 65.5% blue (158, 145, 167).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#9E91A7 color codes

HEX	`#9E91A7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, 9.05, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 13.33, 312.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.2, 30.31, 40.759)`
Decimal	`10391975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E91A7, 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 #9E91A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E91A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #9E91A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e91a7; }
.text { color: #9e91a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e91a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e91a7, #a791a5); }

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Questions

What color is #9E91A7?: #9E91A7 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 #9E91A7?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 167: 158 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E91A7?: The complementary color is #9AA791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E91A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.