What color is #9C4C99?

#9C4C99 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 #9C4C99?

The RGB value is 156, 76, 153: 156 red, 76 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C4C99?

The complementary color is #4C9C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C4C99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C4C99 color

#9C4C99 rgb(156, 76, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C4C99 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 29.8% green and 60% blue (156, 76, 153).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#9C4C99 color codes

HEX	`#9C4C99`
RGB	`rgb(156, 76, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 29.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 51%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 44.29, -27.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 52.13, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.044, 14.538, 31.776)`
Decimal	`10243225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C4C99, 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 #9C4C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C4C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #9C4C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c4c99; }
.text { color: #9c4c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c4c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 76 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c4c99, #9c4c71); }

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Questions

What color is #9C4C99?: #9C4C99 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 #9C4C99?: The RGB value is 156, 76, 153: 156 red, 76 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C4C99?: The complementary color is #4C9C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C4C99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.