What color is #9F6BBB?

#9F6BBB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6BBB?

The RGB value is 159, 107, 187: 159 red, 107 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6BBB?

The complementary color is #87BB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6BBB color

#9F6BBB rgb(159, 107, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F6BBB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 42% green and 73.3% blue (159, 107, 187).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#9F6BBB color codes

HEX	`#9F6BBB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 107, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 42%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 43%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 35.34, -34.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 49.15, 315.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.524, 21.475, 49.647)`
Decimal	`10447803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6BBB, 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 #9F6BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #9F6BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6bbb; }
.text { color: #9f6bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 107 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6bbb, #bb6baf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F6BBB?: #9F6BBB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6BBB?: The RGB value is 159, 107, 187: 159 red, 107 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6BBB?: The complementary color is #87BB6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.