What color is #9464D9?

#9464D9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9464D9?

The RGB value is 148, 100, 217: 148 red, 100 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9464D9?

The complementary color is #A9D964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9464D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9464D9 color

#9464D9 rgb(148, 100, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9464D9 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 39.2% green and 85.1% blue (148, 100, 217).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 61% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9D61D4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#9464D9 color codes

HEX	`#9464D9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 100, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 39.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 61%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 54%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 54%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 43.3, -53.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 68.6, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.291, 20.42, 68.03)`
Decimal	`9725145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9464D9, 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 #9464D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9464D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #9464D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9464d9; }
.text { color: #9464d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9464d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 100 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9464d9, #cf64d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9464D9?: #9464D9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9464D9?: The RGB value is 148, 100, 217: 148 red, 100 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9464D9?: The complementary color is #A9D964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9464D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.