What color is #9E75AB?

#9E75AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E75AB?

The RGB value is 158, 117, 171: 158 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E75AB?

The complementary color is #82AB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E75AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E75AB color

#9E75AB rgb(158, 117, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E75AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 45.9% green and 67.1% blue (158, 117, 171).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#9E75AB color codes

HEX	`#9E75AB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 117, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 45.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, 25.9, -22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 34.35, 318.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.811, 22.933, 41.482)`
Decimal	`10384811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E75AB, 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 #9E75AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E75AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #9E75AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e75ab; }
.text { color: #9e75ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e75ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 117 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e75ab, #ab759d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E75AB?: #9E75AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E75AB?: The RGB value is 158, 117, 171: 158 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E75AB?: The complementary color is #82AB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E75AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.