What color is #9178A4?

#9178A4 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 #9178A4?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 164: 145 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9178A4?

The complementary color is #8BA478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9178A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9178A4 color

#9178A4 rgb(145, 120, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9178A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 64.3% blue (145, 120, 164).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9178A4 color codes

HEX	`#9178A4`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 18.31, -19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 27.05, 312.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.093, 22.133, 38.065)`
Decimal	`9533604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9178A4, 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 #9178A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9178A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #9178A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9178a4; }
.text { color: #9178a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9178a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9178a4, #a478a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9178A4?: #9178A4 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 #9178A4?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 164: 145 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9178A4?: The complementary color is #8BA478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9178A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.