What color is #9B5BA6?

#9B5BA6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5BA6?

The RGB value is 155, 91, 166: 155 red, 91 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5BA6?

The complementary color is #66A65B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5BA6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5BA6 color

#9B5BA6 rgb(155, 91, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B5BA6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 35.7% green and 65.1% blue (155, 91, 166).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#9B5BA6 color codes

HEX	`#9B5BA6`
RGB	`rgb(155, 91, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 35.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 45%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 45%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, 38.56, -29.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 48.68, 322.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.141, 17.205, 38.118)`
Decimal	`10181542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5BA6, 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 #9B5BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #9B5BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5ba6; }
.text { color: #9b5ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 91 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5ba6, #a65b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #9B5BA6?: #9B5BA6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5BA6?: The RGB value is 155, 91, 166: 155 red, 91 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5BA6?: The complementary color is #66A65B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5BA6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.