What color is #9179AC?

#9179AC 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 #9179AC?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 172: 145 red, 121 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9179AC?

The complementary color is #94AC79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9179AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9179AC color

#9179AC rgb(145, 121, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9179AC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 67.5% blue (145, 121, 172).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#9179AC color codes

HEX	`#9179AC`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 19.52, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 30.68, 309.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.959, 22.673, 42.031)`
Decimal	`9533868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9179AC, 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 #9179AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9179AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #9179AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9179ac; }
.text { color: #9179ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9179ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9179ac, #ab79ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9179AC?: #9179AC 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 #9179AC?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 172: 145 red, 121 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9179AC?: The complementary color is #94AC79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9179AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.