What color is #9B649F?

#9B649F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B649F?

The RGB value is 155, 100, 159: 155 red, 100 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B649F?

The complementary color is #689F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B649F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B649F color

#9B649F rgb(155, 100, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B649F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 39.2% green and 62.4% blue (155, 100, 159).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#9B649F color codes

HEX	`#9B649F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 100, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 39.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 32.13, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 39.51, 324.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.332, 18.587, 35.1)`
Decimal	`10183839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B649F, 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 #9B649F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B649F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #9B649F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b649f; }
.text { color: #9b649f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b649f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 100 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b649f, #9f6485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B649F?: #9B649F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B649F?: The RGB value is 155, 100, 159: 155 red, 100 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B649F?: The complementary color is #689F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B649F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.