What color is #975F92?

#975F92 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 #975F92?

The RGB value is 151, 95, 146: 151 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975F92?

The complementary color is #5F9764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975F92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975F92 color

#975F92 rgb(151, 95, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #975F92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 37.3% green and 57.3% blue (151, 95, 146).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#975F92 color codes

HEX	`#975F92`
RGB	`rgb(151, 95, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 37.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, 31.08, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 36.25, 329.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.043, 16.84, 29.278)`
Decimal	`9920402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975F92, 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 #975F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #975F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975f92; }
.text { color: #975f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 95 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975f92, #975f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #975F92?: #975F92 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 #975F92?: The RGB value is 151, 95, 146: 151 red, 95 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975F92?: The complementary color is #5F9764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975F92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.