What color is #9178C3?

#9178C3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9178C3?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 195: 145 red, 120 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9178C3?

The complementary color is #AAC378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9178C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9178C3 color

#9178C3 rgb(145, 120, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9178C3 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 76.5% blue (145, 120, 195).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#9178C3 color codes

HEX	`#9178C3`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 38%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 25.57, -35.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 43.92, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.242, 23.393, 54.647)`
Decimal	`9533635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9178C3, 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 #9178C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9178C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #9178C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9178c3; }
.text { color: #9178c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9178c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9178c3, #b678c3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9178C3?: #9178C3 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9178C3?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 195: 145 red, 120 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9178C3?: The complementary color is #AAC378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9178C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.