What color is #9B65A8?

#9B65A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B65A8?

The RGB value is 155, 101, 168: 155 red, 101 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B65A8?

The complementary color is #72A865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B65A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B65A8 color

#9B65A8 rgb(155, 101, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B65A8 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 39.6% green and 65.9% blue (155, 101, 168).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#9B65A8 color codes

HEX	`#9B65A8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 101, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 39.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 40%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 33.41, -27.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 43.16, 320.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.238, 19.104, 39.396)`
Decimal	`10184104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B65A8, 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 #9B65A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B65A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #9B65A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b65a8; }
.text { color: #9b65a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b65a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 101 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b65a8, #a86594); }

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Questions

What color is #9B65A8?: #9B65A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B65A8?: The RGB value is 155, 101, 168: 155 red, 101 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B65A8?: The complementary color is #72A865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B65A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.