What color is #9E5E97?

#9E5E97 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5E97?

The RGB value is 158, 94, 151: 158 red, 94 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5E97?

The complementary color is #5E9E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5E97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5E97 color

#9E5E97 rgb(158, 94, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E5E97 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 36.9% green and 59.2% blue (158, 94, 151).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#9E5E97 color codes

HEX	`#9E5E97`
RGB	`rgb(158, 94, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 36.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 34.93, -20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 40.38, 329.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.689, 17.51, 31.404)`
Decimal	`10378903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5E97, 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 #9E5E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #9E5E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5e97; }
.text { color: #9e5e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 94 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5e97, #9e5e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9E5E97?: #9E5E97 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5E97?: The RGB value is 158, 94, 151: 158 red, 94 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5E97?: The complementary color is #5E9E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5E97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.