What color is #9A74C9?

#9A74C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A74C9?

The RGB value is 154, 116, 201: 154 red, 116 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A74C9?

The complementary color is #A3C974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A74C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A74C9 color

#9A74C9 rgb(154, 116, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A74C9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 45.5% green and 78.8% blue (154, 116, 201).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 44% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#9A74C9 color codes

HEX	`#9A74C9`
RGB	`rgb(154, 116, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 45.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 44%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 42%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 42%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, 31.97, -38.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 50.25, 309.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.112, 23.578, 58.212)`
Decimal	`10122441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A74C9, 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 #9A74C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A74C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #9A74C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a74c9; }
.text { color: #9a74c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a74c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 116 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a74c9, #c474c9); }

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Questions

What color is #9A74C9?: #9A74C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A74C9?: The RGB value is 154, 116, 201: 154 red, 116 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A74C9?: The complementary color is #A3C974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A74C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.