What color is #9F83D9?

#9F83D9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F83D9?

The RGB value is 159, 131, 217: 159 red, 131 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F83D9?

The complementary color is #BDD983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F83D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F83D9 color

#9F83D9 rgb(159, 131, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F83D9 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.4% green and 85.1% blue (159, 131, 217).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 53% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9F83D9 color codes

HEX	`#9F83D9`
RGB	`rgb(159, 131, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 53%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, 28.69, -40.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 49.43, 305.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.936, 28.613, 69.314)`
Decimal	`10453977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F83D9, 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 #9F83D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F83D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #9F83D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f83d9; }
.text { color: #9f83d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f83d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 131 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f83d9, #ca83d9); }

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Questions

What color is #9F83D9?: #9F83D9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F83D9?: The RGB value is 159, 131, 217: 159 red, 131 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F83D9?: The complementary color is #BDD983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F83D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.