What color is #9E6CA2?

#9E6CA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6CA2?

The RGB value is 158, 108, 162: 158 red, 108 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6CA2?

The complementary color is #70A26C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6CA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6CA2 color

#9E6CA2 rgb(158, 108, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6CA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 42.4% green and 63.5% blue (158, 108, 162).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#9E6CA2 color codes

HEX	`#9E6CA2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 108, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 42.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 29.19, -21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 36.06, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.984, 20.604, 36.784)`
Decimal	`10382498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6CA2, 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 #9E6CA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6CA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #9E6CA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6ca2; }
.text { color: #9e6ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6ca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 108 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6ca2, #a26c8b); }

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Questions

What color is #9E6CA2?: #9E6CA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6CA2?: The RGB value is 158, 108, 162: 158 red, 108 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6CA2?: The complementary color is #70A26C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6CA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.