What color is #9E4898?

#9E4898 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4898?

The RGB value is 158, 72, 152: 158 red, 72 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4898?

The complementary color is #489E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4898?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4898 color

#9E4898 rgb(158, 72, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E4898 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 28.2% green and 59.6% blue (158, 72, 152).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#9E4898 color codes

HEX	`#9E4898`
RGB	`rgb(158, 72, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 28.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.48, 46.71, -27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.48, 54.29, 329.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.085, 14.172, 31.272)`
Decimal	`10373272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4898, 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 #9E4898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #9E4898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4898; }
.text { color: #9e4898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 72 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4898, #9e486d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E4898?: #9E4898 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4898?: The RGB value is 158, 72, 152: 158 red, 72 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4898?: The complementary color is #489E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4898?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.