What color is #9E6FA0?

#9E6FA0 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 #9E6FA0?

The RGB value is 158, 111, 160: 158 red, 111 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6FA0?

The complementary color is #71A06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6FA0 color

#9E6FA0 rgb(158, 111, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E6FA0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 43.5% green and 62.7% blue (158, 111, 160).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#9E6FA0 color codes

HEX	`#9E6FA0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 111, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 43.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, 27.08, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 33.11, 324.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.13, 21.177, 35.962)`
Decimal	`10383264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6FA0, 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 #9E6FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #9E6FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6fa0; }
.text { color: #9e6fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 111 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6fa0, #a06f89); }

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Questions

What color is #9E6FA0?: #9E6FA0 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 #9E6FA0?: The RGB value is 158, 111, 160: 158 red, 111 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6FA0?: The complementary color is #71A06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.