What color is #96399E?

#96399E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96399E?

The RGB value is 150, 57, 158: 150 red, 57 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96399E?

The complementary color is #419E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96399E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96399E color

#96399E rgb(150, 57, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96399E is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 22.4% green and 62% blue (150, 57, 158).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 47% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#96399E color codes

HEX	`#96399E`
RGB	`rgb(150, 57, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 22.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 47%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 64%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.02, 52.64, -36.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.02, 64.23, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.212, 11.88, 33.57)`
Decimal	`9845150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96399E, 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 #96399E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#96399E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	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 #96399E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96399e; }
.text { color: #96399e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96399e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 57 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96399e, #9e3974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #96399E?: #96399E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96399E?: The RGB value is 150, 57, 158: 150 red, 57 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96399E?: The complementary color is #419E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96399E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.