What color is #9D5F93?

#9D5F93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D5F93?

The RGB value is 157, 95, 147: 157 red, 95 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D5F93?

The complementary color is #5F9D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D5F93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D5F93 color

#9D5F93 rgb(157, 95, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D5F93 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 37.3% green and 57.6% blue (157, 95, 147).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#9D5F93 color codes

HEX	`#9D5F93`
RGB	`rgb(157, 95, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 37.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, 33.3, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 37.85, 331.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.263, 17.46, 29.743)`
Decimal	`10313619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D5F93, 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 #9D5F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D5F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #9D5F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d5f93; }
.text { color: #9d5f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d5f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 95 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d5f93, #9d5f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9D5F93?: #9D5F93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D5F93?: The RGB value is 157, 95, 147: 157 red, 95 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D5F93?: The complementary color is #5F9D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D5F93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.