What color is #9D25A6?

#9D25A6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D25A6?

The RGB value is 157, 37, 166: 157 red, 37 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D25A6?

The complementary color is #2EA625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D25A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D25A6 color

#9D25A6 rgb(157, 37, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D25A6 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 14.5% green and 65.1% blue (157, 37, 166).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 64% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9D25A6 color codes

HEX	`#9D25A6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 37, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 14.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 64%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 78%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 78%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, 63.07, -43.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 76.42, 325.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.449, 11.246, 37.11)`
Decimal	`10298790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D25A6, 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 #9D25A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D25A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	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 #9D25A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d25a6; }
.text { color: #9d25a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d25a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 37 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d25a6, #a6256e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #9D25A6?: #9D25A6 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D25A6?: The RGB value is 157, 37, 166: 157 red, 37 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D25A6?: The complementary color is #2EA625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D25A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.