What color is #96699F?

#96699F 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 #96699F?

The RGB value is 150, 105, 159: 150 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96699F?

The complementary color is #729F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96699F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96699F color

#96699F rgb(150, 105, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96699F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 41.2% green and 62.4% blue (150, 105, 159).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#96699F color codes

HEX	`#96699F`
RGB	`rgb(150, 105, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 41.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.79, 27.63, -22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.79, 35.4, 321.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.886, 19.091, 35.221)`
Decimal	`9857439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96699F, 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 #96699F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96699F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #96699F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96699f; }
.text { color: #96699f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96699f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 105 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96699f, #9f698d); }

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Questions

What color is #96699F?: #96699F 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 #96699F?: The RGB value is 150, 105, 159: 150 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96699F?: The complementary color is #729F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96699F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.