What color is #9175A0?

#9175A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9175A0?

The RGB value is 145, 117, 160: 145 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9175A0?

The complementary color is #84A075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9175A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9175A0 color

#9175A0 rgb(145, 117, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9175A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.9% green and 62.7% blue (145, 117, 160).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#9175A0 color codes

HEX	`#9175A0`
RGB	`rgb(145, 117, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 19.18, -18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 26.99, 315.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.382, 21.281, 36.074)`
Decimal	`9532832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9175A0, 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 #9175A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9175A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #9175A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9175a0; }
.text { color: #9175a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9175a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 117 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9175a0, #a0759a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9175A0?: #9175A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9175A0?: The RGB value is 145, 117, 160: 145 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9175A0?: The complementary color is #84A075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9175A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.