What color is #9E6490?

#9E6490 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6490?

The RGB value is 158, 100, 144: 158 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6490?

The complementary color is #649E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6490 color

#9E6490 rgb(158, 100, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6490 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 39.2% green and 56.5% blue (158, 100, 144).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#9E6490 color codes

HEX	`#9E6490`
RGB	`rgb(158, 100, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 39.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, 30.29, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 33.57, 334.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.692, 18.398, 28.683)`
Decimal	`10380432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6490, 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 #9E6490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #9E6490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6490; }
.text { color: #9e6490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 100 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6490, #9e6473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9E6490?: #9E6490 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6490?: The RGB value is 158, 100, 144: 158 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6490?: The complementary color is #649E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.