What color is #9172A0?

#9172A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9172A0?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 160: 145 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9172A0?

The complementary color is #81A072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9172A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9172A0 color

#9172A0 rgb(145, 114, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9172A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 62.7% blue (145, 114, 160).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#9172A0 color codes

HEX	`#9172A0`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 20.94, -20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 29.05, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.039, 20.593, 35.959)`
Decimal	`9532064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9172A0, 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 #9172A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9172A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #9172A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9172a0; }
.text { color: #9172a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9172a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9172a0, #a07298); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9172A0?: #9172A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9172A0?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 160: 145 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9172A0?: The complementary color is #81A072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9172A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.