What color is #975A90?

#975A90 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975A90?

The RGB value is 151, 90, 144: 151 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975A90?

The complementary color is #5A9761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975A90 color

#975A90 rgb(151, 90, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #975A90 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 35.3% green and 56.5% blue (151, 90, 144).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#975A90 color codes

HEX	`#975A90`
RGB	`rgb(151, 90, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 35.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 33.52, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 38.68, 330.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.452, 15.906, 28.32)`
Decimal	`9919120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975A90, 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 #975A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	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 #975A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975a90; }
.text { color: #975a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 90 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975a90, #975a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #975A90?: #975A90 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975A90?: The RGB value is 151, 90, 144: 151 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975A90?: The complementary color is #5A9761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.