What color is #9A5E9A?

#9A5E9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5E9A?

The RGB value is 154, 94, 154: 154 red, 94 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5E9A?

The complementary color is #5E9A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5E9A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5E9A color

#9A5E9A rgb(154, 94, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A5E9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 36.9% green and 60.4% blue (154, 94, 154).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#9A5E9A color codes

HEX	`#9A5E9A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 94, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 36.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, 34.19, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 41.01, 326.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.161, 17.21, 32.667)`
Decimal	`10116762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5E9A, 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 #9A5E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #9A5E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5e9a; }
.text { color: #9a5e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 94 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5e9a, #9a5e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9A5E9A?: #9A5E9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5E9A?: The RGB value is 154, 94, 154: 154 red, 94 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5E9A?: The complementary color is #5E9A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5E9A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.