What color is #9F76BC?

#9F76BC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F76BC?

The RGB value is 159, 118, 188: 159 red, 118 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F76BC?

The complementary color is #93BC76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F76BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F76BC color

#9F76BC rgb(159, 118, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F76BC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.3% green and 73.7% blue (159, 118, 188).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 34% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#9F76BC color codes

HEX	`#9F76BC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 118, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 34%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 37%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, 29.33, -30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 42.47, 313.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.852, 23.959, 50.619)`
Decimal	`10450620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F76BC, 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 #9F76BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F76BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #9F76BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f76bc; }
.text { color: #9f76bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f76bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 118 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f76bc, #bc76b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F76BC?: #9F76BC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F76BC?: The RGB value is 159, 118, 188: 159 red, 118 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F76BC?: The complementary color is #93BC76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F76BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.