What color is #9E6593?

#9E6593 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 #9E6593?

The RGB value is 158, 101, 147: 158 red, 101 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6593?

The complementary color is #659E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6593 color

#9E6593 rgb(158, 101, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6593 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 39.6% green and 57.6% blue (158, 101, 147).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#9E6593 color codes

HEX	`#9E6593`
RGB	`rgb(158, 101, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 39.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.32, 30.28, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.32, 34.11, 332.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.02, 18.684, 29.939)`
Decimal	`10380691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6593, 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 #9E6593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #9E6593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6593; }
.text { color: #9e6593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 101 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6593, #9e6576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9E6593?: #9E6593 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 #9E6593?: The RGB value is 158, 101, 147: 158 red, 101 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6593?: The complementary color is #659E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.