What color is #937597?

#937597 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937597?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 151: 147 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937597?

The complementary color is #799775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937597 color

#937597 rgb(147, 117, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937597 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 59.2% blue (147, 117, 151).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#937597 color codes

HEX	`#937597`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 17.99, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 22.74, 322.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.979, 21.16, 32.093)`
Decimal	`9663895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937597, 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 #937597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #937597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937597; }
.text { color: #937597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937597, #97758a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #937597?: #937597 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937597?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 151: 147 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937597?: The complementary color is #799775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.