What color is #9172BA?

#9172BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9172BA?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 186: 145 red, 114 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9172BA?

The complementary color is #9BBA72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9172BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9172BA color

#9172BA rgb(145, 114, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9172BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 72.9% blue (145, 114, 186).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#9172BA color codes

HEX	`#9172BA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 39%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, 26.87, -33.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 42.94, 308.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.555, 21.6, 49.215)`
Decimal	`9532090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9172BA, 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 #9172BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9172BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #9172BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9172ba; }
.text { color: #9172ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9172ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9172ba, #b572ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9172BA?: #9172BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9172BA?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 186: 145 red, 114 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9172BA?: The complementary color is #9BBA72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9172BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.