What color is #9C72A7?

#9C72A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C72A7?

The RGB value is 156, 114, 167: 156 red, 114 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C72A7?

The complementary color is #7DA772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C72A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C72A7 color

#9C72A7 rgb(156, 114, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C72A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 44.7% green and 65.5% blue (156, 114, 167).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#9C72A7 color codes

HEX	`#9C72A7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 114, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 44.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 26.12, -21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 34.11, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.702, 21.893, 39.371)`
Decimal	`10252967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C72A7, 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 #9C72A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C72A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #9C72A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c72a7; }
.text { color: #9c72a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c72a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 114 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c72a7, #a77297); }

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Questions

What color is #9C72A7?: #9C72A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C72A7?: The RGB value is 156, 114, 167: 156 red, 114 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C72A7?: The complementary color is #7DA772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C72A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.