What color is #9567AA?

#9567AA 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 #9567AA?

The RGB value is 149, 103, 170: 149 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9567AA?

The complementary color is #7CAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9567AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9567AA color

#9567AA rgb(149, 103, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9567AA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 40.4% green and 66.7% blue (149, 103, 170).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#9567AA color codes

HEX	`#9567AA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 103, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 40.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 30.8, -28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 42.13, 316.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.499, 18.993, 40.398)`
Decimal	`9791402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9567AA, 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 #9567AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9567AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #9567AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9567aa; }
.text { color: #9567aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9567aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 103 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9567aa, #aa679e); }

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Questions

What color is #9567AA?: #9567AA 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 #9567AA?: The RGB value is 149, 103, 170: 149 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9567AA?: The complementary color is #7CAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9567AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.