What color is #9175A2?

#9175A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9175A2?

The RGB value is 145, 117, 162: 145 red, 117 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9175A2?

The complementary color is #86A275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9175A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9175A2 color

#9175A2 rgb(145, 117, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9175A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.9% green and 63.5% blue (145, 117, 162).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#9175A2 color codes

HEX	`#9175A2`
RGB	`rgb(145, 117, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 19.62, -20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 28.04, 314.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.559, 21.351, 37.003)`
Decimal	`9532834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9175A2, 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 #9175A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9175A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #9175A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9175a2; }
.text { color: #9175a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9175a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 117 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9175a2, #a2759d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9175A2?: #9175A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9175A2?: The RGB value is 145, 117, 162: 145 red, 117 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9175A2?: The complementary color is #86A275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9175A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.