What color is #9C6391?

#9C6391 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6391?

The RGB value is 156, 99, 145: 156 red, 99 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6391?

The complementary color is #639C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6391 color

#9C6391 rgb(156, 99, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C6391 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 38.8% green and 56.9% blue (156, 99, 145).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#9C6391 color codes

HEX	`#9C6391`
RGB	`rgb(156, 99, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 38.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, 30.35, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 34.18, 332.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.283, 18.037, 29.038)`
Decimal	`10249105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6391, 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 #9C6391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #9C6391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6391; }
.text { color: #9c6391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 99 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6391, #9c6375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9C6391?: #9C6391 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6391?: The RGB value is 156, 99, 145: 156 red, 99 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6391?: The complementary color is #639C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.