What color is #9F63DA?

#9F63DA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F63DA?

The RGB value is 159, 99, 218: 159 red, 99 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F63DA?

The complementary color is #9EDA63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F63DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F63DA color

#9F63DA rgb(159, 99, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F63DA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 38.8% green and 85.5% blue (159, 99, 218).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 62% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9D61D4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#9F63DA color codes

HEX	`#9F63DA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 99, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 38.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 62%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 55%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 55%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 46.82, -52.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 70.02, 311.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.412, 21.357, 68.783)`
Decimal	`10445786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F63DA, 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 #9F63DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F63DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #9F63DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f63da; }
.text { color: #9f63da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f63da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 99 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f63da, #da63d9); }

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Questions

What color is #9F63DA?: #9F63DA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F63DA?: The RGB value is 159, 99, 218: 159 red, 99 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F63DA?: The complementary color is #9EDA63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F63DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.