What color is #9F6486?

#9F6486 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6486?

The RGB value is 159, 100, 134: 159 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6486?

The complementary color is #649F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6486 color

#9F6486 rgb(159, 100, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F6486 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 39.2% green and 52.5% blue (159, 100, 134).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#9F6486 color codes

HEX	`#9F6486`
RGB	`rgb(159, 100, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 39.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, 28.9, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 30.23, 342.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.158, 18.208, 24.844)`
Decimal	`10445958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6486, 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 #9F6486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F6486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #9F6486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6486; }
.text { color: #9f6486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 100 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6486, #9f6468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F6486?: #9F6486 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6486?: The RGB value is 159, 100, 134: 159 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6486?: The complementary color is #649F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.