What color is #9F5DA9?

#9F5DA9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5DA9?

The RGB value is 159, 93, 169: 159 red, 93 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5DA9?

The complementary color is #67A95D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5DA9 color

#9F5DA9 rgb(159, 93, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F5DA9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 36.5% green and 66.3% blue (159, 93, 169).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9F5DA9 color codes

HEX	`#9F5DA9`
RGB	`rgb(159, 93, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 36.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 45%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, 39.29, -29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 49.31, 322.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.373, 18.065, 39.679)`
Decimal	`10444201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5DA9, 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 #9F5DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #9F5DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5da9; }
.text { color: #9f5da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 93 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5da9, #a95d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #9F5DA9?: #9F5DA9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5DA9?: The RGB value is 159, 93, 169: 159 red, 93 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5DA9?: The complementary color is #67A95D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.