What color is #9A76D7?

#9A76D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A76D7?

The RGB value is 154, 118, 215: 154 red, 118 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A76D7?

The complementary color is #B3D776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A76D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A76D7 color

#9A76D7 rgb(154, 118, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A76D7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 46.3% green and 84.3% blue (154, 118, 215).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 55% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#9A76D7 color codes

HEX	`#9A76D7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 118, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 46.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 55%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 45%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 45%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 34.23, -44.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 56.44, 307.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.068, 24.733, 67.361)`
Decimal	`10122967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A76D7, 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 #9A76D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A76D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #9A76D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a76d7; }
.text { color: #9a76d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a76d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 118 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a76d7, #ca76d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A76D7?: #9A76D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A76D7?: The RGB value is 154, 118, 215: 154 red, 118 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A76D7?: The complementary color is #B3D776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A76D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.