What color is #9471DF?

#9471DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9471DF?

The RGB value is 148, 113, 223: 148 red, 113 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9471DF?

The complementary color is #BCDF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9471DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9471DF color

#9471DF rgb(148, 113, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9471DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.3% green and 87.5% blue (148, 113, 223).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#9471DF color codes

HEX	`#9471DF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 113, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 63%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 49%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 49%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 37.51, -51.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 63.69, 306.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.434, 23.433, 72.665)`
Decimal	`9728479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9471DF, 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 #9471DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9471DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #9471DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9471df; }
.text { color: #9471df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9471df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 113 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9471df, #cb71df); }

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Questions

What color is #9471DF?: #9471DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9471DF?: The RGB value is 148, 113, 223: 148 red, 113 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9471DF?: The complementary color is #BCDF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9471DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.