What color is #972877?

#972877 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #972877?

The RGB value is 151, 40, 119: 151 red, 40 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #972877?

The complementary color is #289748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #972877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#972877 color

#972877 rgb(151, 40, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #972877 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 15.7% green and 46.7% blue (151, 40, 119).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 58% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Purple (#991177), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#972877 color codes

HEX	`#972877`
RGB	`rgb(151, 40, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 15.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 58%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 74%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 53.3, -19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 56.76, 339.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.852, 9.43, 18.382)`
Decimal	`9906295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #972877, 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 #972877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#972877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #972877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #972877; }
.text { color: #972877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #972877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 40 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #972877, #972840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #972877?: #972877 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #972877?: The RGB value is 151, 40, 119: 151 red, 40 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #972877?: The complementary color is #289748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #972877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.