What color is #9C579F?

#9C579F 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 #9C579F?

The RGB value is 156, 87, 159: 156 red, 87 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C579F?

The complementary color is #5A9F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C579F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C579F color

#9C579F rgb(156, 87, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C579F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 34.1% green and 62.4% blue (156, 87, 159).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#9C579F color codes

HEX	`#9C579F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 87, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 34.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 45%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 39.64, -27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 48.08, 325.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.376, 16.389, 34.726)`
Decimal	`10246047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C579F, 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 #9C579F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C579F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #9C579F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c579f; }
.text { color: #9c579f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c579f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 87 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c579f, #9f577e); }

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Questions

What color is #9C579F?: #9C579F 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 #9C579F?: The RGB value is 156, 87, 159: 156 red, 87 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C579F?: The complementary color is #5A9F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C579F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.