What color is #9A739F?

#9A739F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A739F?

The RGB value is 154, 115, 159: 154 red, 115 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A739F?

The complementary color is #789F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A739F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A739F color

#9A739F rgb(154, 115, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A739F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 45.1% green and 62.4% blue (154, 115, 159).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9A739F color codes

HEX	`#9A739F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 115, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 45.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 23.22, -17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 29.22, 322.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.714, 21.635, 35.616)`
Decimal	`10122143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A739F, 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 #9A739F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A739F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #9A739F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a739f; }
.text { color: #9a739f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a739f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 115 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a739f, #9f738e); }

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Questions

What color is #9A739F?: #9A739F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A739F?: The RGB value is 154, 115, 159: 154 red, 115 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A739F?: The complementary color is #789F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A739F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.