What color is #9369AF?

#9369AF 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 #9369AF?

The RGB value is 147, 105, 175: 147 red, 105 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9369AF?

The complementary color is #85AF69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9369AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9369AF color

#9369AF rgb(147, 105, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9369AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.2% green and 68.6% blue (147, 105, 175).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#9369AF color codes

HEX	`#9369AF`
RGB	`rgb(147, 105, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 40%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, 30.13, -30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 43.19, 314.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.821, 19.402, 42.986)`
Decimal	`9660847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9369AF, 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 #9369AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9369AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #9369AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9369af; }
.text { color: #9369af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9369af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 105 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9369af, #af69a8); }

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Questions

What color is #9369AF?: #9369AF 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 #9369AF?: The RGB value is 147, 105, 175: 147 red, 105 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9369AF?: The complementary color is #85AF69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9369AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.