What color is #9E6F9A?

#9E6F9A 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 #9E6F9A?

The RGB value is 158, 111, 154: 158 red, 111 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6F9A?

The complementary color is #6F9E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6F9A color

#9E6F9A rgb(158, 111, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6F9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 43.5% green and 60.4% blue (158, 111, 154).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#9E6F9A color codes

HEX	`#9E6F9A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 111, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 43.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 25.91, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 30.39, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.617, 20.972, 33.264)`
Decimal	`10383258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6F9A, 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 #9E6F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #9E6F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6f9a; }
.text { color: #9e6f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 111 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6f9a, #9e6f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E6F9A?: #9E6F9A 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 #9E6F9A?: The RGB value is 158, 111, 154: 158 red, 111 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6F9A?: The complementary color is #6F9E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.