What color is #9C438E?

#9C438E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C438E?

The RGB value is 156, 67, 142: 156 red, 67 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C438E?

The complementary color is #439C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C438E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C438E color

#9C438E rgb(156, 67, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C438E is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 26.3% green and 55.7% blue (156, 67, 142).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 40% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Plum (#8E4585), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9C438E color codes

HEX	`#9C438E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 67, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 26.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 40%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 57%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, 46.81, -24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 52.73, 332.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.6, 13.037, 27.017)`
Decimal	`10240910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C438E, 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 #9C438E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C438E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #9C438E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c438e; }
.text { color: #9c438e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c438e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 67 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c438e, #9c4361); }

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Questions

What color is #9C438E?: #9C438E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C438E?: The RGB value is 156, 67, 142: 156 red, 67 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C438E?: The complementary color is #439C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C438E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.