What color is #9A2E72?

#9A2E72 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A2E72?

The RGB value is 154, 46, 114: 154 red, 46 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A2E72?

The complementary color is #2E9A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A2E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A2E72 color

#9A2E72 rgb(154, 46, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A2E72 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 18% green and 44.7% blue (154, 46, 114).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 54% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fabric of Love (#AA1177), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#9A2E72 color codes

HEX	`#9A2E72`
RGB	`rgb(154, 46, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 18%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 54%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 70%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 51.19, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 53.24, 344.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.341, 10.041, 16.941)`
Decimal	`10104434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A2E72, 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 #9A2E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A2E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	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 #9A2E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a2e72; }
.text { color: #9a2e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a2e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 46 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a2e72, #9a2e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9A2E72?: #9A2E72 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fabric of Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A2E72?: The RGB value is 154, 46, 114: 154 red, 46 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A2E72?: The complementary color is #2E9A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A2E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.