What color is #9370DB?

#9370DB is a light, moderate violet known as Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medium Purple?

The RGB value is 147, 112, 219: 147 red, 112 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medium Purple?

The complementary color is #B8DB70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9370DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medium Purple color: hex code #9370DB

#9370DB rgb(147, 112, 219)

Shades of purple

Medium Purple has the hex code #9370DB. It is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 43.9% green and 85.9% blue (147, 112, 219).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

This exact color is also called Matt Purple.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword mediumpurple.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

Medium Purple (#9370DB) color codes

HEX	`#9370DB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 112, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 43.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 60%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 49%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, 36.8, -50.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 62.15, 306.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.61, 22.905, 69.813)`
Decimal	`9662683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medium Purple, 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 #9370DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9370DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #9370DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9370db; }
.text { color: #9370db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9370db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 112 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9370db, #c970db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9370DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9370DB?: #9370DB is a light, moderate violet known as Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medium Purple?: The RGB value is 147, 112, 219: 147 red, 112 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medium Purple?: The complementary color is #B8DB70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9370DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.