What color is #9E97B9?

#9E97B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E97B9?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 185: 158 red, 151 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E97B9?

The complementary color is #B2B997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E97B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E97B9 color

#9E97B9 rgb(158, 151, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E97B9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 72.5% blue (158, 151, 185).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#9E97B9 color codes

HEX	`#9E97B9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, 9.48, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 19.19, 299.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.922, 32.905, 50.454)`
Decimal	`10393529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E97B9, 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 #9E97B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E97B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #9E97B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e97b9; }
.text { color: #9e97b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e97b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e97b9, #af97b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E97B9?: #9E97B9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E97B9?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 185: 158 red, 151 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E97B9?: The complementary color is #B2B997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E97B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.