What color is #96579F?

#96579F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96579F?

The RGB value is 150, 87, 159: 150 red, 87 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96579F?

The complementary color is #609F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96579F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96579F color

#96579F rgb(150, 87, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96579F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 34.1% green and 62.4% blue (150, 87, 159).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#96579F color codes

HEX	`#96579F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 87, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 34.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 45%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 37.79, -28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 47.3, 323.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.243, 15.805, 34.673)`
Decimal	`9852831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96579F, 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 #96579F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#96579F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #96579F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96579f; }
.text { color: #96579f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96579f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 87 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96579f, #9f5784); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96579F?: #96579F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96579F?: The RGB value is 150, 87, 159: 150 red, 87 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96579F?: The complementary color is #609F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96579F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.