What color is #9E6BFF?

#9E6BFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6BFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #9E6BFF?

The complementary color is #CCFF6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6BFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6BFF color

#9E6BFF rgb(158, 107, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6BFF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 42% green and 100% blue (158, 107, 255).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9E6BFF color codes

HEX	`#9E6BFF`
RGB	`rgb(158, 107, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 42%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 58%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 58%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, 51.41, -66.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 84.24, 307.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.404, 25.004, 97.444)`
Decimal	`10382335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6BFF, 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 #9E6BFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6BFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9E6BFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6bff; }
.text { color: #9e6bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6bff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 107 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6bff, #e86bff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E6BFF?: #9E6BFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6BFF?: The RGB value is 158, 107, 255: 158 red, 107 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6BFF?: The complementary color is #CCFF6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6BFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.