What color is #9F8EA2?

#9F8EA2 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 #9F8EA2?

The RGB value is 159, 142, 162: 159 red, 142 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8EA2?

The complementary color is #91A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8EA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8EA2 color

#9F8EA2 rgb(159, 142, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F8EA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.7% green and 63.5% blue (159, 142, 162).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#9F8EA2 color codes

HEX	`#9F8EA2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 142, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, 10.09, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 13.01, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.492, 29.326, 38.23)`
Decimal	`10456738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8EA2, 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 #9F8EA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8EA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #9F8EA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8ea2; }
.text { color: #9f8ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8ea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 142 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8ea2, #a28e9b); }

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Questions

What color is #9F8EA2?: #9F8EA2 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 #9F8EA2?: The RGB value is 159, 142, 162: 159 red, 142 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8EA2?: The complementary color is #91A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8EA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.