What color is #9F94BD?

#9F94BD 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 #9F94BD?

The RGB value is 159, 148, 189: 159 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F94BD?

The complementary color is #B2BD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F94BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F94BD color

#9F94BD rgb(159, 148, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F94BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58% green and 74.1% blue (159, 148, 189).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#9F94BD color codes

HEX	`#9F94BD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 148, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 12.39, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 23.33, 302.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.071, 32.225, 52.559)`
Decimal	`10458301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F94BD, 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 #9F94BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F94BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #9F94BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f94bd; }
.text { color: #9f94bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f94bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 148 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f94bd, #b394bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F94BD?: #9F94BD 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 #9F94BD?: The RGB value is 159, 148, 189: 159 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F94BD?: The complementary color is #B2BD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F94BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.