What color is #9580A1?

#9580A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9580A1?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 161: 149 red, 128 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9580A1?

The complementary color is #8CA180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9580A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9580A1 color

#9580A1 rgb(149, 128, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9580A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 63.1% blue (149, 128, 161).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#9580A1 color codes

HEX	`#9580A1`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 14.38, -14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 20.51, 314.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.546, 24.401, 37.023)`
Decimal	`9797793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9580A1, 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 #9580A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9580A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #9580A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9580a1; }
.text { color: #9580a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9580a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9580a1, #a1809c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9580A1?: #9580A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9580A1?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 161: 149 red, 128 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9580A1?: The complementary color is #8CA180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9580A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.