What color is #966F9D?

#966F9D 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 #966F9D?

The RGB value is 150, 111, 157: 150 red, 111 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966F9D?

The complementary color is #769D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966F9D color

#966F9D rgb(150, 111, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #966F9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.5% green and 61.6% blue (150, 111, 157).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#966F9D color codes

HEX	`#966F9D`
RGB	`rgb(150, 111, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 23.75, -18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 30.33, 321.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.347, 20.288, 34.525)`
Decimal	`9858973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966F9D, 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 #966F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #966F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966f9d; }
.text { color: #966f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 111 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966f9d, #9d6f8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #966F9D?: #966F9D 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 #966F9D?: The RGB value is 150, 111, 157: 150 red, 111 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966F9D?: The complementary color is #769D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.