What color is #9765A2?

#9765A2 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 #9765A2?

The RGB value is 151, 101, 162: 151 red, 101 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9765A2?

The complementary color is #70A265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9765A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9765A2 color

#9765A2 rgb(151, 101, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9765A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.6% green and 63.5% blue (151, 101, 162).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#9765A2 color codes

HEX	`#9765A2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 101, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 39.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 38%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, 30.87, -24.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 39.7, 321.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.937, 18.496, 36.485)`
Decimal	`9921954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9765A2, 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 #9765A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9765A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #9765A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9765a2; }
.text { color: #9765a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9765a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 101 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9765a2, #a2658e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9765A2?: #9765A2 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 #9765A2?: The RGB value is 151, 101, 162: 151 red, 101 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9765A2?: The complementary color is #70A265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9765A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.