What color is #9E61D4?

#9E61D4 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E61D4?

The RGB value is 158, 97, 212: 158 red, 97 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E61D4?

The complementary color is #97D461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E61D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E61D4 color

#9E61D4 rgb(158, 97, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E61D4 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 38% green and 83.1% blue (158, 97, 212).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9D61D4), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#9E61D4 color codes

HEX	`#9E61D4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 97, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 38%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 54%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 54%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 46.24, -50.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 68.13, 312.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.256, 20.572, 64.651)`
Decimal	`10379732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E61D4, 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 #9E61D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E61D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #9E61D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e61d4; }
.text { color: #9e61d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e61d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 97 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e61d4, #d461d1); }

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Questions

What color is #9E61D4?: #9E61D4 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E61D4?: The RGB value is 158, 97, 212: 158 red, 97 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E61D4?: The complementary color is #97D461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E61D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.