What color is #9E56E9?

#9E56E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E56E9?

The RGB value is 158, 86, 233: 158 red, 86 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E56E9?

The complementary color is #A1E956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E56E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E56E9 color

#9E56E9 rgb(158, 86, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E56E9 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 33.7% green and 91.4% blue (158, 86, 233).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 77% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#9E56E9 color codes

HEX	`#9E56E9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 86, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 33.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 77%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, 56.85, -63.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 85.07, 311.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.133, 19.808, 79.205)`
Decimal	`10376937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E56E9, 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 #9E56E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E56E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #9E56E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e56e9; }
.text { color: #9e56e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e56e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 86 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e56e9, #e756e9); }

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Questions

What color is #9E56E9?: #9E56E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E56E9?: The RGB value is 158, 86, 233: 158 red, 86 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E56E9?: The complementary color is #A1E956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E56E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.