What color is #9F8FB6?

#9F8FB6 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 #9F8FB6?

The RGB value is 159, 143, 182: 159 red, 143 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8FB6?

The complementary color is #A6B68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8FB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8FB6 color

#9F8FB6 rgb(159, 143, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F8FB6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.1% green and 71.4% blue (159, 143, 182).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#9F8FB6 color codes

HEX	`#9F8FB6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 143, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 13.69, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 22.75, 307)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.562, 30.393, 48.398)`
Decimal	`10457014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8FB6, 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 #9F8FB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F8FB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #9F8FB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8fb6; }
.text { color: #9f8fb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8fb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 143 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8fb6, #b38fb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F8FB6?: #9F8FB6 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 #9F8FB6?: The RGB value is 159, 143, 182: 159 red, 143 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8FB6?: The complementary color is #A6B68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8FB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.