What color is #966D98?

#966D98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966D98?

The RGB value is 150, 109, 152: 150 red, 109 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966D98?

The complementary color is #6F986D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966D98 color

#966D98 rgb(150, 109, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #966D98 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 42.7% green and 59.6% blue (150, 109, 152).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#966D98 color codes

HEX	`#966D98`
RGB	`rgb(150, 109, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 42.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 23.89, -16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 29.3, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.713, 19.689, 32.251)`
Decimal	`9858456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966D98, 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 #966D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #966D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966d98; }
.text { color: #966d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 109 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966d98, #986d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #966D98?: #966D98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966D98?: The RGB value is 150, 109, 152: 150 red, 109 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966D98?: The complementary color is #6F986D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.