What color is #9D72BB?

#9D72BB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D72BB?

The RGB value is 157, 114, 187: 157 red, 114 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D72BB?

The complementary color is #90BB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D72BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D72BB color

#9D72BB rgb(157, 114, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D72BB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 44.7% green and 73.3% blue (157, 114, 187).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#9D72BB color codes

HEX	`#9D72BB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 114, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 44.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 39%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 30.77, -32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 44.4, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.89, 22.791, 49.881)`
Decimal	`10318523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D72BB, 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 #9D72BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D72BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #9D72BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d72bb; }
.text { color: #9d72bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d72bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 114 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d72bb, #bb72b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D72BB?: #9D72BB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D72BB?: The RGB value is 157, 114, 187: 157 red, 114 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D72BB?: The complementary color is #90BB72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D72BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.