What color is #9E349C?

#9E349C is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E349C?

The RGB value is 158, 52, 156: 158 red, 52 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E349C?

The complementary color is #349E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E349C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E349C color

#9E349C rgb(158, 52, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E349C is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 20.4% green and 61.2% blue (158, 52, 156).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#9E349C color codes

HEX	`#9E349C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 52, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 20.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 67%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 56.35, -34.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 66.28, 328.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.329, 12.127, 32.663)`
Decimal	`10368156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E349C, 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 #9E349C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E349C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #9E349C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e349c; }
.text { color: #9e349c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e349c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 52 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e349c, #9e3467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9E349C?: #9E349C is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E349C?: The RGB value is 158, 52, 156: 158 red, 52 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E349C?: The complementary color is #349E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E349C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.