What color is #9D61A9?

#9D61A9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D61A9?

The RGB value is 157, 97, 169: 157 red, 97 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D61A9?

The complementary color is #6DA961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D61A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D61A9 color

#9D61A9 rgb(157, 97, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D61A9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 38% green and 66.3% blue (157, 97, 169).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#9D61A9 color codes

HEX	`#9D61A9`
RGB	`rgb(157, 97, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 38%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, 36.48, -28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 46.51, 321.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.34, 18.583, 39.78)`
Decimal	`10314153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D61A9, 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 #9D61A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D61A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #9D61A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d61a9; }
.text { color: #9d61a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d61a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 97 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d61a9, #a96191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #9D61A9?: #9D61A9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D61A9?: The RGB value is 157, 97, 169: 157 red, 97 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D61A9?: The complementary color is #6DA961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D61A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.