What color is #9E5DF4?

#9E5DF4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5DF4?

The RGB value is 158, 93, 244: 158 red, 93 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5DF4?

The complementary color is #B3F45D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5DF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5DF4 color

#9E5DF4 rgb(158, 93, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E5DF4 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 36.5% green and 95.7% blue (158, 93, 244).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 87% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9E5DF4 color codes

HEX	`#9E5DF4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 93, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 36.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 87%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 62%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 62%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 55.98, -66.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 86.69, 310.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.34, 21.629, 87.936)`
Decimal	`10378740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5DF4, 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 #9E5DF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E5DF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #9E5DF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5df4; }
.text { color: #9e5df4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5df4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 93 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5df4, #ea5df4); }

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Questions

What color is #9E5DF4?: #9E5DF4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5DF4?: The RGB value is 158, 93, 244: 158 red, 93 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5DF4?: The complementary color is #B3F45D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5DF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.