What color is #9B36FF?

#9B36FF is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B36FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #9B36FF?

The complementary color is #9AFF36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B36FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B36FF color

#9B36FF rgb(155, 54, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B36FF is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 21.2% green and 100% blue (155, 54, 255).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Desire (#AA33EE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#9B36FF color codes

HEX	`#9B36FF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 54, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 21.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 79%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 79%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 74.97, -81.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 110.68, 312.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.882, 16.827, 96.104)`
Decimal	`10172159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B36FF, 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 #9B36FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B36FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #9B36FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b36ff; }
.text { color: #9b36ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b36ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 54 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b36ff, #ff36ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9B36FF?: #9B36FF is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sweet Desire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B36FF?: The RGB value is 155, 54, 255: 155 red, 54 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B36FF?: The complementary color is #9AFF36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B36FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.