What color is #9367AB?

#9367AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9367AB?

The RGB value is 147, 103, 171: 147 red, 103 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9367AB?

The complementary color is #7FAB67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9367AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9367AB color

#9367AB rgb(147, 103, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9367AB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 40.4% green and 67.1% blue (147, 103, 171).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#9367AB color codes

HEX	`#9367AB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 103, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 40.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 30.39, -29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 42.44, 315.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.232, 18.844, 40.881)`
Decimal	`9660331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9367AB, 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 #9367AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9367AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #9367AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9367ab; }
.text { color: #9367ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9367ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 103 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9367ab, #ab67a1); }

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Questions

What color is #9367AB?: #9367AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9367AB?: The RGB value is 147, 103, 171: 147 red, 103 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9367AB?: The complementary color is #7FAB67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9367AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.