What color is #9164AB?

#9164AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9164AB?

The RGB value is 145, 100, 171: 145 red, 100 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9164AB?

The complementary color is #7EAB64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9164AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9164AB color

#9164AB rgb(145, 100, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9164AB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 39.2% green and 67.1% blue (145, 100, 171).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#9164AB color codes

HEX	`#9164AB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 100, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 39.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, 31.49, -31.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 44.24, 315.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.584, 18.075, 40.767)`
Decimal	`9528491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9164AB, 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 #9164AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9164AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #9164AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9164ab; }
.text { color: #9164ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9164ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 100 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9164ab, #ab64a2); }

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Questions

What color is #9164AB?: #9164AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9164AB?: The RGB value is 145, 100, 171: 145 red, 100 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9164AB?: The complementary color is #7EAB64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9164AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.