What color is #975E99?

#975E99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975E99?

The RGB value is 151, 94, 153: 151 red, 94 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975E99?

The complementary color is #60995E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975E99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975E99 color

#975E99 rgb(151, 94, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #975E99 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 36.9% green and 60% blue (151, 94, 153).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#975E99 color codes

HEX	`#975E99`
RGB	`rgb(151, 94, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 36.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 33.01, -22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 40.07, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.514, 16.886, 32.204)`
Decimal	`9920153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975E99, 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 #975E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #975E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975e99; }
.text { color: #975e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 94 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975e99, #995e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #975E99?: #975E99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975E99?: The RGB value is 151, 94, 153: 151 red, 94 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975E99?: The complementary color is #60995E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975E99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.