What color is #9C73AE?

#9C73AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C73AE?

The RGB value is 156, 115, 174: 156 red, 115 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C73AE?

The complementary color is #85AE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C73AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C73AE color

#9C73AE rgb(156, 115, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C73AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 45.1% green and 68.2% blue (156, 115, 174).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#9C73AE color codes

HEX	`#9C73AE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 115, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 45.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 34%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, 27.02, -25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 36.95, 317.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.48, 22.386, 42.909)`
Decimal	`10253230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C73AE, 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 #9C73AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C73AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #9C73AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c73ae; }
.text { color: #9c73ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c73ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 115 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c73ae, #ae73a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9C73AE?: #9C73AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C73AE?: The RGB value is 156, 115, 174: 156 red, 115 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C73AE?: The complementary color is #85AE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C73AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.