What color is #9F41AA?

#9F41AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F41AA?

The RGB value is 159, 65, 170: 159 red, 65 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F41AA?

The complementary color is #4CAA41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F41AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F41AA color

#9F41AA rgb(159, 65, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F41AA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 25.5% green and 66.7% blue (159, 65, 170).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 45% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#9F41AA color codes

HEX	`#9F41AA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 65, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 25.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 45%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 62%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 62%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 53.6, -38.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 66.09, 324.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.443, 14.055, 39.5)`
Decimal	`10437034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F41AA, 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 #9F41AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F41AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #9F41AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f41aa; }
.text { color: #9f41aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f41aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 65 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f41aa, #aa4180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

Questions

What color is #9F41AA?: #9F41AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F41AA?: The RGB value is 159, 65, 170: 159 red, 65 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F41AA?: The complementary color is #4CAA41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F41AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.