What color is #9E7391?

#9E7391 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7391?

The RGB value is 158, 115, 145: 158 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7391?

The complementary color is #739E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7391 color

#9E7391 rgb(158, 115, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E7391 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 45.1% green and 56.9% blue (158, 115, 145).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#9E7391 color codes

HEX	`#9E7391`
RGB	`rgb(158, 115, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 45.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, 21.92, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 23.94, 336.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.342, 21.576, 29.612)`
Decimal	`10384273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7391, 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 #9E7391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #9E7391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7391; }
.text { color: #9e7391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 115 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7391, #9e737c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E7391?: #9E7391 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7391?: The RGB value is 158, 115, 145: 158 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7391?: The complementary color is #739E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.