What color is #9172EB?

#9172EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9172EB?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 235: 145 red, 114 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9172EB?

The complementary color is #CCEB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9172EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9172EB color

#9172EB rgb(145, 114, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9172EB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 92.2% blue (145, 114, 235).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#9172EB color codes

HEX	`#9172EB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 51%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, 39.36, -57.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 69.44, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.686, 24.052, 81.501)`
Decimal	`9532139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9172EB, 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 #9172EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9172EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #9172EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9172eb; }
.text { color: #9172eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9172eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9172eb, #ce72eb); }

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Questions

What color is #9172EB?: #9172EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9172EB?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 235: 145 red, 114 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9172EB?: The complementary color is #CCEB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9172EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.