What color is #9B36B8?

#9B36B8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B36B8?

The RGB value is 155, 54, 184: 155 red, 54 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B36B8?

The complementary color is #53B836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B36B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B36B8 color

#9B36B8 rgb(155, 54, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B36B8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 21.2% green and 72.2% blue (155, 54, 184).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 55% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magentleman (#AA22BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#9B36B8 color codes

HEX	`#9B36B8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 54, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 21.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 55%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 71%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 71%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.87, 60.03, -49.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.87, 77.65, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.487, 13.069, 46.623)`
Decimal	`10172088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B36B8, 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 #9B36B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B36B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #9B36B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b36b8; }
.text { color: #9b36b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b36b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 54 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b36b8, #b83694); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B36B8?: #9B36B8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B36B8?: The RGB value is 155, 54, 184: 155 red, 54 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B36B8?: The complementary color is #53B836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B36B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.