What color is #9F29BF?

#9F29BF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F29BF?

The RGB value is 159, 41, 191: 159 red, 41 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F29BF?

The complementary color is #49BF29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F29BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F29BF color

#9F29BF rgb(159, 41, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F29BF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 16.1% green and 74.9% blue (159, 41, 191).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 65% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Magentleman (#AA22BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#9F29BF color codes

HEX	`#9F29BF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 41, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 16.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 65%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 79%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 79%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 66.73, -54.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 85.95, 320.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.494, 12.72, 50.445)`
Decimal	`10430911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F29BF, 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 #9F29BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F29BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #9F29BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f29bf; }
.text { color: #9f29bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f29bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 41 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f29bf, #bf2994); }

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Questions

What color is #9F29BF?: #9F29BF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F29BF?: The RGB value is 159, 41, 191: 159 red, 41 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F29BF?: The complementary color is #49BF29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F29BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.