What color is #9C74AA?

#9C74AA 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 #9C74AA?

The RGB value is 156, 116, 170: 156 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C74AA?

The complementary color is #82AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C74AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C74AA color

#9C74AA rgb(156, 116, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C74AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 45.5% green and 66.7% blue (156, 116, 170).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#9C74AA color codes

HEX	`#9C74AA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 116, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 45.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 25.6, -22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 34.25, 318.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.21, 22.462, 40.925)`
Decimal	`10253482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C74AA, 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 #9C74AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C74AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #9C74AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c74aa; }
.text { color: #9c74aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c74aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 116 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c74aa, #aa749d); }

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Questions

What color is #9C74AA?: #9C74AA 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 #9C74AA?: The RGB value is 156, 116, 170: 156 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C74AA?: The complementary color is #82AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C74AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.