What color is #9F8AB5?

#9F8AB5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8AB5?

The RGB value is 159, 138, 181: 159 red, 138 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8AB5?

The complementary color is #A0B58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8AB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8AB5 color

#9F8AB5 rgb(159, 138, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F8AB5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.1% green and 71% blue (159, 138, 181).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9F8AB5 color codes

HEX	`#9F8AB5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 138, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 16.32, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 25.5, 309.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.726, 28.884, 47.611)`
Decimal	`10455733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8AB5, 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 #9F8AB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8AB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9F8AB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8ab5; }
.text { color: #9f8ab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8ab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 138 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8ab5, #b48ab5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F8AB5?: #9F8AB5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8AB5?: The RGB value is 159, 138, 181: 159 red, 138 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8AB5?: The complementary color is #A0B58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8AB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.