What color is #9F67AF?

#9F67AF 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 #9F67AF?

The RGB value is 159, 103, 175: 159 red, 103 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F67AF?

The complementary color is #77AF67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F67AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F67AF color

#9F67AF rgb(159, 103, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F67AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40.4% green and 68.6% blue (159, 103, 175).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#9F67AF color codes

HEX	`#9F67AF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 103, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 41%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 35, -29.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 45.76, 319.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.885, 20.167, 43.026)`
Decimal	`10446767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F67AF, 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 #9F67AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F67AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #9F67AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f67af; }
.text { color: #9f67af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f67af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 103 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f67af, #af679b); }

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Questions

What color is #9F67AF?: #9F67AF 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 #9F67AF?: The RGB value is 159, 103, 175: 159 red, 103 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F67AF?: The complementary color is #77AF67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F67AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.