What color is #9A399B?

#9A399B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A399B?

The RGB value is 154, 57, 155: 154 red, 57 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A399B?

The complementary color is #3A9B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A399B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A399B color

#9A399B rgb(154, 57, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A399B is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 22.4% green and 60.8% blue (154, 57, 155).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 46% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#9A399B color codes

HEX	`#9A399B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 57, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 22.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 46%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 63%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 63%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, 53.11, -34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 63.19, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.706, 12.164, 32.261)`
Decimal	`10107291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A399B, 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 #9A399B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A399B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #9A399B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a399b; }
.text { color: #9a399b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a399b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 57 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a399b, #9b396b); }

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Questions

What color is #9A399B?: #9A399B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A399B?: The RGB value is 154, 57, 155: 154 red, 57 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A399B?: The complementary color is #3A9B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A399B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.