What color is #9D71AF?

#9D71AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D71AF?

The RGB value is 157, 113, 175: 157 red, 113 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D71AF?

The complementary color is #83AF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D71AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D71AF color

#9D71AF rgb(157, 113, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D71AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 44.3% green and 68.6% blue (157, 113, 175).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#9D71AF color codes

HEX	`#9D71AF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 113, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 44.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 28.71, -26.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 38.91, 317.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.546, 22.074, 43.359)`
Decimal	`10318255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D71AF, 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 #9D71AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D71AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #9D71AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d71af; }
.text { color: #9d71af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d71af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 113 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d71af, #af71a2); }

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Questions

What color is #9D71AF?: #9D71AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D71AF?: The RGB value is 157, 113, 175: 157 red, 113 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D71AF?: The complementary color is #83AF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D71AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.