What color is #9C00B1?

#9C00B1 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C00B1?

The RGB value is 156, 0, 177: 156 red, 0 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C00B1?

The complementary color is #15B100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C00B1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C00B1 color

#9C00B1 rgb(156, 0, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C00B1 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 0% green and 69.4% blue (156, 0, 177).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nebula (#A104C3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9C00B1 color codes

HEX	`#9C00B1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 0, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 0%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 100%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.28, 71.39, -52.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.28, 88.61, 323.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.645, 10.244, 42.424)`
Decimal	`10223793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C00B1, 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 #9C00B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C00B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #9C00B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c00b1; }
.text { color: #9c00b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c00b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 0 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c00b1, #b1006d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Violet.

Questions

What color is #9C00B1?: #9C00B1 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C00B1?: The RGB value is 156, 0, 177: 156 red, 0 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C00B1?: The complementary color is #15B100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C00B1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.