Information about #9B72A6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained electric magenta, #9B72A6 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fuufies thigh squeeze (#97709F) and Ce Soir (#9271A7).
In RGB terms — rgb(155, 114, 166) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #9B72A6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#9B72A6 color variations
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#9B72A6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9B72A6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9B72A6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9B72A6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9B72A6 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9B72A6 color
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Nearest named colors to #9B72A6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9C6DA5
#97709F
#9271A7
#996E9E
#97709E
#9E7DA8
#976E9A
#937DA8
#A46B9B
#916E99
#A87DA8
#A87CA0
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9B72A6
- RGB155, 114, 166
- CMYK4, 20, 0, 35
- CSSrgb(155, 114, 166)
- HSL287°, 23%, 55%
- HSL Precise287.308°, 22.609%, 54.902%
- HSV287°, 31%, 65%
- HSB287°, 31%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
- GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.447, 0.651)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.447, 0.651, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.447, 0.651)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID9B72A6
- DECIMAL ID10187430
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
