What color is #9F8ACF?

#9F8ACF 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 #9F8ACF?

The RGB value is 159, 138, 207: 159 red, 138 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8ACF?

The complementary color is #BACF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8ACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8ACF color

#9F8ACF rgb(159, 138, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F8ACF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.1% green and 81.2% blue (159, 138, 207).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 42% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9F8ACF color codes

HEX	`#9F8ACF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 138, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 42%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 22.26, -32.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 39.55, 304.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.646, 30.053, 62.995)`
Decimal	`10455759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8ACF, 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 #9F8ACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F8ACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F8ACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8acf; }
.text { color: #9f8acf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8acf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 138 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8acf, #c28acf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F8ACF?: #9F8ACF 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 #9F8ACF?: The RGB value is 159, 138, 207: 159 red, 138 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8ACF?: The complementary color is #BACF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8ACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.