What color is #96779C?

#96779C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96779C?

The RGB value is 150, 119, 156: 150 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96779C?

The complementary color is #7D9C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96779C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96779C color

#96779C rgb(150, 119, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #96779C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 46.7% green and 61.2% blue (150, 119, 156).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#96779C color codes

HEX	`#96779C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 119, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 46.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 18.9, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 24.33, 320.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.174, 22.078, 34.381)`
Decimal	`9861020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96779C, 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 #96779C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#96779C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #96779C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96779c; }
.text { color: #96779c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96779c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 119 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96779c, #9c7790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #96779C?: #96779C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96779C?: The RGB value is 150, 119, 156: 150 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96779C?: The complementary color is #7D9C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96779C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.