What color is #9F8BAC?

#9F8BAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8BAC?

The RGB value is 159, 139, 172: 159 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8BAC?

The complementary color is #98AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8BAC color

#9F8BAC rgb(159, 139, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F8BAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.5% green and 67.5% blue (159, 139, 172).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#9F8BAC color codes

HEX	`#9F8BAC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 139, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 13.83, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 20.1, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.976, 28.815, 42.952)`
Decimal	`10455980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8BAC, 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 #9F8BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #9F8BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8bac; }
.text { color: #9f8bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 139 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8bac, #ac8ba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F8BAC?: #9F8BAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8BAC?: The RGB value is 159, 139, 172: 159 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8BAC?: The complementary color is #98AC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.