What color is #9D74D5?

#9D74D5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D74D5?

The RGB value is 157, 116, 213: 157 red, 116 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D74D5?

The complementary color is #ACD574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D74D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D74D5 color

#9D74D5 rgb(157, 116, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D74D5 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 45.5% green and 83.5% blue (157, 116, 213).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 54% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#9D74D5 color codes

HEX	`#9D74D5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 116, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 45.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 54%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 46%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, 35.7, -44.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 56.77, 308.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.158, 24.463, 65.966)`
Decimal	`10319061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D74D5, 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 #9D74D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D74D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #9D74D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d74d5; }
.text { color: #9d74d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d74d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 116 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d74d5, #ce74d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D74D5?: #9D74D5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D74D5?: The RGB value is 157, 116, 213: 157 red, 116 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D74D5?: The complementary color is #ACD574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D74D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.