What color is #9F00A2?

#9F00A2 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F00A2?

The RGB value is 159, 0, 162: 159 red, 0 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F00A2?

The complementary color is #03A200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F00A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F00A2 color

#9F00A2 rgb(159, 0, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F00A2 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 0% green and 63.5% blue (159, 0, 162).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Magentle (#AA11AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9F00A2 color codes

HEX	`#9F00A2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 0, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 0%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 69.47, -44.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 82.36, 327.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.819, 9.981, 35.005)`
Decimal	`10420386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F00A2, 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 #9F00A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F00A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9F00A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f00a2; }
.text { color: #9f00a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f00a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 0 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f00a2, #a20054); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F00A2?: #9F00A2 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F00A2?: The RGB value is 159, 0, 162: 159 red, 0 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F00A2?: The complementary color is #03A200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F00A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.