What color is #9E7DA9?

#9E7DA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7DA9?

The RGB value is 158, 125, 169: 158 red, 125 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7DA9?

The complementary color is #88A97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7DA9 color

#9E7DA9 rgb(158, 125, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E7DA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 49% green and 66.3% blue (158, 125, 169).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9E7DA9 color codes

HEX	`#9E7DA9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 125, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 49%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 20.89, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 27.93, 318.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.595, 24.801, 40.809)`
Decimal	`10386857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7DA9, 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 #9E7DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9E7DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7da9; }
.text { color: #9e7da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 125 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7da9, #a97d9e); }

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Questions

What color is #9E7DA9?: #9E7DA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7DA9?: The RGB value is 158, 125, 169: 158 red, 125 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7DA9?: The complementary color is #88A97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.