What color is #9666A9?

#9666A9 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 #9666A9?

The RGB value is 150, 102, 169: 150 red, 102 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9666A9?

The complementary color is #79A966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9666A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9666A9 color

#9666A9 rgb(150, 102, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9666A9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 40% green and 66.3% blue (150, 102, 169).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#9666A9 color codes

HEX	`#9666A9`
RGB	`rgb(150, 102, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 40%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, 31.47, -28.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 42.4, 317.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.489, 18.852, 39.877)`
Decimal	`9856681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9666A9, 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 #9666A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9666A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #9666A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9666a9; }
.text { color: #9666a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9666a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 102 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9666a9, #a9669a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #9666A9?: #9666A9 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 #9666A9?: The RGB value is 150, 102, 169: 150 red, 102 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9666A9?: The complementary color is #79A966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9666A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.