What color is #9E61DF?

#9E61DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E61DF?

The RGB value is 158, 97, 223: 158 red, 97 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E61DF?

The complementary color is #A2DF61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E61DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E61DF color

#9E61DF rgb(158, 97, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E61DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 38% green and 87.5% blue (158, 97, 223).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 66% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9D61D4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#9E61DF color codes

HEX	`#9E61DF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 97, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 38%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 66%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 57%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 57%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, 48.83, -55.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 73.74, 311.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.692, 21.146, 72.21)`
Decimal	`10379743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E61DF, 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 #9E61DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E61DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #9E61DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e61df; }
.text { color: #9e61df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e61df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 97 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e61df, #dd61df); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E61DF?: #9E61DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E61DF?: The RGB value is 158, 97, 223: 158 red, 97 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E61DF?: The complementary color is #A2DF61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E61DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.