What color is #9273E1?

#9273E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9273E1?

The RGB value is 146, 115, 225: 146 red, 115 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9273E1?

The complementary color is #C2E173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9273E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9273E1 color

#9273E1 rgb(146, 115, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9273E1 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.1% green and 88.2% blue (146, 115, 225).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 65% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#9273E1 color codes

HEX	`#9273E1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 115, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 65%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 49%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 36.38, -52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 63.47, 304.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.572, 23.808, 74.152)`
Decimal	`9597921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9273E1, 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 #9273E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9273E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #9273E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9273e1; }
.text { color: #9273e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9273e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 115 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9273e1, #c973e1); }

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Questions

What color is #9273E1?: #9273E1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9273E1?: The RGB value is 146, 115, 225: 146 red, 115 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9273E1?: The complementary color is #C2E173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9273E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.