What color is #9E6CA1?

#9E6CA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6CA1?

The RGB value is 158, 108, 161: 158 red, 108 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6CA1?

The complementary color is #6FA16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6CA1 color

#9E6CA1 rgb(158, 108, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6CA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 42.4% green and 63.1% blue (158, 108, 161).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#9E6CA1 color codes

HEX	`#9E6CA1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 108, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 42.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 28.99, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 35.59, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.895, 20.568, 36.317)`
Decimal	`10382497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6CA1, 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 #9E6CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #9E6CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6ca1; }
.text { color: #9e6ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 108 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6ca1, #a16c8a); }

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Questions

What color is #9E6CA1?: #9E6CA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6CA1?: The RGB value is 158, 108, 161: 158 red, 108 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6CA1?: The complementary color is #6FA16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.