What color is #9578C8?

#9578C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9578C8?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 200: 149 red, 120 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9578C8?

The complementary color is #ABC878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9578C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9578C8 color

#9578C8 rgb(149, 120, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9578C8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 78.4% blue (149, 120, 200).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#9578C8 color codes

HEX	`#9578C8`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 40%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, 27.97, -37.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 46.84, 306.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.534, 23.992, 57.707)`
Decimal	`9795784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9578C8, 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 #9578C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9578C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #9578C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9578c8; }
.text { color: #9578c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9578c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9578c8, #bd78c8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9578C8?: #9578C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9578C8?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 200: 149 red, 120 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9578C8?: The complementary color is #ABC878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9578C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.