Close to Lavender Purple
#9B709B
#9B709B is a mid-tone, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 43.9% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9B709B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.18:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9B709B as they’d see it.
#9B709B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9B709B
What color is #9B709B?
#9B709B is a mid-tone, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 43.9% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9B709B in RGB?
#9B709B is rgb(155, 112, 155): 155 red, 112 green, and 155 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9B709B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 28, 0, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9B709B?
PANTONE 2648 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9B709B?
Its complement #5E885E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.