What color is #9F87BA?

#9F87BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F87BA?

The RGB value is 159, 135, 186: 159 red, 135 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F87BA?

The complementary color is #A2BA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F87BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F87BA color

#9F87BA rgb(159, 135, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F87BA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.9% green and 72.9% blue (159, 135, 186).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#9F87BA color codes

HEX	`#9F87BA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 135, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, 19.14, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 30.16, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.823, 28.244, 50.22)`
Decimal	`10454970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F87BA, 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 #9F87BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F87BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #9F87BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f87ba; }
.text { color: #9f87ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f87ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 135 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f87ba, #b987ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9F87BA?: #9F87BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F87BA?: The RGB value is 159, 135, 186: 159 red, 135 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F87BA?: The complementary color is #A2BA87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F87BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.