What color is #9E93A9?

#9E93A9 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 #9E93A9?

The RGB value is 158, 147, 169: 158 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E93A9?

The complementary color is #9EA993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E93A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E93A9 color

#9E93A9 rgb(158, 147, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E93A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.6% green and 66.3% blue (158, 147, 169).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#9E93A9 color codes

HEX	`#9E93A9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 147, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 8.33, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 13.05, 309.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.694, 31.001, 41.843)`
Decimal	`10392489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E93A9, 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 #9E93A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E93A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #9E93A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e93a9; }
.text { color: #9e93a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e93a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 147 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e93a9, #a993a9); }

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Questions

What color is #9E93A9?: #9E93A9 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 #9E93A9?: The RGB value is 158, 147, 169: 158 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E93A9?: The complementary color is #9EA993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E93A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.