What color is #9F80A5?

#9F80A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F80A5?

The RGB value is 159, 128, 165: 159 red, 128 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F80A5?

The complementary color is #86A580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F80A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F80A5 color

#9F80A5 rgb(159, 128, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F80A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 50.2% green and 64.7% blue (159, 128, 165).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#9F80A5 color codes

HEX	`#9F80A5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 128, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 50.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 18.69, -15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 24.07, 320.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.808, 25.526, 39)`
Decimal	`10453157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F80A5, 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 #9F80A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F80A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9F80A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f80a5; }
.text { color: #9f80a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f80a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 128 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f80a5, #a58099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F80A5?: #9F80A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F80A5?: The RGB value is 159, 128, 165: 159 red, 128 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F80A5?: The complementary color is #86A580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F80A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.