What color is #9F95AF?

#9F95AF 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 #9F95AF?

The RGB value is 159, 149, 175: 159 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F95AF?

The complementary color is #A5AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F95AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F95AF color

#9F95AF rgb(159, 149, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F95AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58.4% green and 68.6% blue (159, 149, 175).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9F95AF color codes

HEX	`#9F95AF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 149, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, 8.79, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 15.06, 305.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.782, 31.961, 44.991)`
Decimal	`10458543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F95AF, 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 #9F95AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F95AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9F95AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f95af; }
.text { color: #9f95af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f95af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 149 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f95af, #ac95af); }

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Questions

What color is #9F95AF?: #9F95AF 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 #9F95AF?: The RGB value is 159, 149, 175: 159 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F95AF?: The complementary color is #A5AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F95AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.