What color is #9346FF?

#9346FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9346FF?

The RGB value is 147, 70, 255: 147 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9346FF?

The complementary color is #B2FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9346FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9346FF color

#9346FF rgb(147, 70, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9346FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 27.5% green and 100% blue (147, 70, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Desire (#AA33EE), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#9346FF color codes

HEX	`#9346FF`
RGB	`rgb(147, 70, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 27.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 73%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 67.53, -79.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 104.3, 310.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.268, 17.803, 96.325)`
Decimal	`9651967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9346FF, 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 #9346FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9346FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #9346FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9346ff; }
.text { color: #9346ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9346ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 70 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9346ff, #ef46ff); }

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Questions

What color is #9346FF?: #9346FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9346FF?: The RGB value is 147, 70, 255: 147 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9346FF?: The complementary color is #B2FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9346FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.