What color is #9F279D?

#9F279D is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F279D?

The RGB value is 159, 39, 157: 159 red, 39 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F279D?

The complementary color is #279F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F279D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F279D color

#9F279D rgb(159, 39, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F279D is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 15.3% green and 61.6% blue (159, 39, 157).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9F279D color codes

HEX	`#9F279D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 39, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 15.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, 61.37, -37.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 72.03, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.109, 11.258, 32.953)`
Decimal	`10430365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F279D, 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 #9F279D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F279D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	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 #9F279D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f279d; }
.text { color: #9f279d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f279d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 39 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f279d, #9f2761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #9F279D?: #9F279D is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F279D?: The RGB value is 159, 39, 157: 159 red, 39 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F279D?: The complementary color is #279F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F279D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.