What color is #9564AD?

#9564AD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9564AD?

The RGB value is 149, 100, 173: 149 red, 100 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9564AD?

The complementary color is #7CAD64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9564AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9564AD color

#9564AD rgb(149, 100, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9564AD is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 39.2% green and 67.8% blue (149, 100, 173).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#9564AD color codes

HEX	`#9564AD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 100, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 39.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 33.17, -31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 45.65, 316.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.493, 18.522, 41.812)`
Decimal	`9790637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9564AD, 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 #9564AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9564AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #9564AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9564ad; }
.text { color: #9564ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9564ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 100 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9564ad, #ad64a0); }

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Questions

What color is #9564AD?: #9564AD is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9564AD?: The RGB value is 149, 100, 173: 149 red, 100 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9564AD?: The complementary color is #7CAD64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9564AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.