What color is #9181C9?

#9181C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9181C9?

The RGB value is 145, 129, 201: 145 red, 129 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9181C9?

The complementary color is #B9C981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9181C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9181C9 color

#9181C9 rgb(145, 129, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9181C9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.6% green and 78.8% blue (145, 129, 201).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#9181C9 color codes

HEX	`#9181C9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 129, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 36%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.98, 21.82, -35.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.98, 41.42, 301.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.067, 25.937, 58.669)`
Decimal	`9535945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9181C9, 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 #9181C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9181C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #9181C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9181c9; }
.text { color: #9181c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9181c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 129 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9181c9, #b581c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9181C9?: #9181C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9181C9?: The RGB value is 145, 129, 201: 145 red, 129 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9181C9?: The complementary color is #B9C981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9181C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.