What color is #9B73A5?

#9B73A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B73A5?

The RGB value is 155, 115, 165: 155 red, 115 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B73A5?

The complementary color is #7DA573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B73A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B73A5 color

#9B73A5 rgb(155, 115, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B73A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.1% green and 64.7% blue (155, 115, 165).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#9B73A5 color codes

HEX	`#9B73A5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 115, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, 24.79, -20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 32.3, 320.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.439, 21.947, 38.434)`
Decimal	`10187685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B73A5, 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 #9B73A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B73A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #9B73A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b73a5; }
.text { color: #9b73a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b73a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 115 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b73a5, #a57396); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B73A5?: #9B73A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B73A5?: The RGB value is 155, 115, 165: 155 red, 115 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B73A5?: The complementary color is #7DA573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B73A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.