What color is #9578A1?

#9578A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9578A1?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 161: 149 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9578A1?

The complementary color is #84A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9578A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9578A1 color

#9578A1 rgb(149, 120, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9578A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 63.1% blue (149, 120, 161).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#9578A1 color codes

HEX	`#9578A1`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, 19.02, -17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 25.99, 317.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.543, 22.396, 36.689)`
Decimal	`9795745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9578A1, 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 #9578A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9578A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #9578A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9578a1; }
.text { color: #9578a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9578a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9578a1, #a17898); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9578A1?: #9578A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9578A1?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 161: 149 red, 120 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9578A1?: The complementary color is #84A178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9578A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.