What color is #9C499F?

#9C499F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C499F?

The RGB value is 156, 73, 159: 156 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C499F?

The complementary color is #4C9F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C499F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C499F color

#9C499F rgb(156, 73, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C499F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 28.6% green and 62.4% blue (156, 73, 159).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9C499F color codes

HEX	`#9C499F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 73, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 28.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 54%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 46.92, -31.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 56.53, 326.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.35, 14.337, 34.384)`
Decimal	`10242463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C499F, 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 #9C499F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C499F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #9C499F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c499f; }
.text { color: #9c499f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c499f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 73 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c499f, #9f4977); }

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Questions

What color is #9C499F?: #9C499F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C499F?: The RGB value is 156, 73, 159: 156 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C499F?: The complementary color is #4C9F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C499F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.