What color is #9A72B5?

#9A72B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A72B5?

The RGB value is 154, 114, 181: 154 red, 114 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A72B5?

The complementary color is #8DB572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A72B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A72B5 color

#9A72B5 rgb(154, 114, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A72B5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 44.7% green and 71% blue (154, 114, 181).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#9A72B5 color codes

HEX	`#9A72B5`
RGB	`rgb(154, 114, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 44.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, 28.49, -29.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 41, 314.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.683, 22.241, 46.542)`
Decimal	`10121909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A72B5, 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 #9A72B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A72B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #9A72B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a72b5; }
.text { color: #9a72b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a72b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 114 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a72b5, #b572ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A72B5?: #9A72B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A72B5?: The RGB value is 154, 114, 181: 154 red, 114 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A72B5?: The complementary color is #8DB572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A72B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.