What color is #9C73B6?

#9C73B6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C73B6?

The RGB value is 156, 115, 182: 156 red, 115 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C73B6?

The complementary color is #8DB673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C73B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C73B6 color

#9C73B6 rgb(156, 115, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C73B6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 45.1% green and 71.4% blue (156, 115, 182).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#9C73B6 color codes

HEX	`#9C73B6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 115, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 45.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.77, 28.77, -29.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.77, 41.05, 314.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.283, 22.707, 47.14)`
Decimal	`10253238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C73B6, 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 #9C73B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C73B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #9C73B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c73b6; }
.text { color: #9c73b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c73b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 115 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c73b6, #b673af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C73B6?: #9C73B6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C73B6?: The RGB value is 156, 115, 182: 156 red, 115 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C73B6?: The complementary color is #8DB673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C73B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.