What color is #9E5284?

#9E5284 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5284?

The RGB value is 158, 82, 132: 158 red, 82 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5284?

The complementary color is #529E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5284?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5284 color

#9E5284 rgb(158, 82, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E5284 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 32.2% green and 51.8% blue (158, 82, 132).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#9E5284 color codes

HEX	`#9E5284`
RGB	`rgb(158, 82, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 32.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, 38.13, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 40.59, 339.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.283, 14.971, 23.594)`
Decimal	`10375812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5284, 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 #9E5284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #9E5284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5284; }
.text { color: #9e5284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 82 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5284, #9e525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9E5284?: #9E5284 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5284?: The RGB value is 158, 82, 132: 158 red, 82 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5284?: The complementary color is #529E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5284?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.