What color is #9668A0?

#9668A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9668A0?

The RGB value is 150, 104, 160: 150 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9668A0?

The complementary color is #72A068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9668A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9668A0 color

#9668A0 rgb(150, 104, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9668A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 40.8% green and 62.7% blue (150, 104, 160).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#9668A0 color codes

HEX	`#9668A0`
RGB	`rgb(150, 104, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 40.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 28.41, -23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 36.56, 320.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.872, 18.923, 35.646)`
Decimal	`9857184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9668A0, 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 #9668A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9668A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #9668A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9668a0; }
.text { color: #9668a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9668a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 104 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9668a0, #a0688e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9668A0?: #9668A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9668A0?: The RGB value is 150, 104, 160: 150 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9668A0?: The complementary color is #72A068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9668A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.