What color is #9F57BB?

#9F57BB 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 #9F57BB?

The RGB value is 159, 87, 187: 159 red, 87 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F57BB?

The complementary color is #73BB57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F57BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F57BB color

#9F57BB rgb(159, 87, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F57BB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 34.1% green and 73.3% blue (159, 87, 187).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#9F57BB color codes

HEX	`#9F57BB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 87, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 34.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 53%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.22, 46.22, -40.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.22, 61.68, 318.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.675, 17.776, 49.03)`
Decimal	`10442683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F57BB, 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 #9F57BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F57BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #9F57BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f57bb; }
.text { color: #9f57bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f57bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 87 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f57bb, #bb57a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F57BB?: #9F57BB 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 #9F57BB?: The RGB value is 159, 87, 187: 159 red, 87 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F57BB?: The complementary color is #73BB57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F57BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.