What color is #9F83AA?

#9F83AA 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 #9F83AA?

The RGB value is 159, 131, 170: 159 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F83AA?

The complementary color is #8EAA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F83AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F83AA color

#9F83AA rgb(159, 131, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F83AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.4% green and 66.7% blue (159, 131, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#9F83AA color codes

HEX	`#9F83AA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 131, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, 17.99, -16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 24.5, 317.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.669, 26.506, 41.576)`
Decimal	`10453930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F83AA, 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 #9F83AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F83AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #9F83AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f83aa; }
.text { color: #9f83aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f83aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 131 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f83aa, #aa83a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F83AA?: #9F83AA 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 #9F83AA?: The RGB value is 159, 131, 170: 159 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F83AA?: The complementary color is #8EAA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F83AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.