What color is #96679D?

#96679D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96679D?

The RGB value is 150, 103, 157: 150 red, 103 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96679D?

The complementary color is #6E9D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96679D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96679D color

#96679D rgb(150, 103, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96679D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 40.4% green and 61.6% blue (150, 103, 157).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#96679D color codes

HEX	`#96679D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 103, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 40.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, 28.36, -21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 35.78, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.513, 18.62, 34.247)`
Decimal	`9856925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96679D, 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 #96679D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96679D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #96679D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96679d; }
.text { color: #96679d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96679d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 103 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96679d, #9d6789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #96679D?: #96679D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96679D?: The RGB value is 150, 103, 157: 150 red, 103 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96679D?: The complementary color is #6E9D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96679D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.