What color is #9E6BE0?

#9E6BE0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6BE0?

The RGB value is 158, 107, 224: 158 red, 107 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6BE0?

The complementary color is #ADE06B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6BE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6BE0 color

#9E6BE0 rgb(158, 107, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6BE0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 42% green and 87.8% blue (158, 107, 224).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 65% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Violet Voltage (#A669DB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#9E6BE0 color codes

HEX	`#9E6BE0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 107, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 42%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 65%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 52%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 43.66, -52.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 68.22, 309.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.81, 23.166, 73.25)`
Decimal	`10382304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6BE0, 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 #9E6BE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6BE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #9E6BE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6be0; }
.text { color: #9e6be0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6be0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 107 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6be0, #d96be0); }

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Questions

What color is #9E6BE0?: #9E6BE0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6BE0?: The RGB value is 158, 107, 224: 158 red, 107 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6BE0?: The complementary color is #ADE06B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6BE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.