What color is #9F89A7?

#9F89A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F89A7?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 167: 159 red, 137 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F89A7?

The complementary color is #91A789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F89A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F89A7 color

#9F89A7 rgb(159, 137, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F89A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 65.5% blue (159, 137, 167).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#9F89A7 color codes

HEX	`#9F89A7`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 13.94, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 18.9, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.218, 28.053, 40.375)`
Decimal	`10455463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F89A7, 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 #9F89A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F89A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #9F89A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f89a7; }
.text { color: #9f89a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f89a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f89a7, #a789a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F89A7?: #9F89A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F89A7?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 167: 159 red, 137 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F89A7?: The complementary color is #91A789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F89A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.