What color is #9179B7?

#9179B7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9179B7?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 183: 145 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9179B7?

The complementary color is #9FB779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9179B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9179B7 color

#9179B7 rgb(145, 121, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9179B7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 71.8% blue (145, 121, 183).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#9179B7 color codes

HEX	`#9179B7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 34%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, 22.08, -29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 36.68, 307.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.06, 23.113, 47.826)`
Decimal	`9533879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9179B7, 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 #9179B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9179B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #9179B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9179b7; }
.text { color: #9179b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9179b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9179b7, #b079b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9179B7?: #9179B7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9179B7?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 183: 145 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9179B7?: The complementary color is #9FB779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9179B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.