What color is #9373A0?

#9373A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9373A0?

The RGB value is 147, 115, 160: 147 red, 115 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9373A0?

The complementary color is #80A073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9373A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9373A0 color

#9373A0 rgb(147, 115, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9373A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.1% green and 62.7% blue (147, 115, 160).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#9373A0 color codes

HEX	`#9373A0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 115, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 21.03, -19.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 28.63, 317.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.508, 21.003, 36.014)`
Decimal	`9663392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9373A0, 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 #9373A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9373A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #9373A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9373a0; }
.text { color: #9373a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9373a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 115 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9373a0, #a07397); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9373A0?: #9373A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9373A0?: The RGB value is 147, 115, 160: 147 red, 115 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9373A0?: The complementary color is #80A073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9373A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.