What color is #9A37B6?

#9A37B6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A37B6?

The RGB value is 154, 55, 182: 154 red, 55 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A37B6?

The complementary color is #53B637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A37B6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A37B6 color

#9A37B6 rgb(154, 55, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A37B6 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 21.6% green and 71.4% blue (154, 55, 182).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 54% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magentleman (#AA22BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#9A37B6 color codes

HEX	`#9A37B6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 55, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 21.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 54%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 70%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 70%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 59.02, -48.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 76.26, 320.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.135, 12.981, 45.534)`
Decimal	`10106806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A37B6, 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 #9A37B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A37B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #9A37B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a37b6; }
.text { color: #9a37b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a37b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 55 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a37b6, #b63792); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A37B6?: #9A37B6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A37B6?: The RGB value is 154, 55, 182: 154 red, 55 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A37B6?: The complementary color is #53B637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A37B6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.