What color is #97648D?

#97648D 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 #97648D?

The RGB value is 151, 100, 141: 151 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97648D?

The complementary color is #64976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97648D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97648D color

#97648D rgb(151, 100, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97648D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.2% green and 55.3% blue (151, 100, 141).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#97648D color codes

HEX	`#97648D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 100, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 39.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.03, 27.29, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.03, 30.76, 332.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.127, 17.618, 27.429)`
Decimal	`9921677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97648D, 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 #97648D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#97648D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #97648D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97648d; }
.text { color: #97648d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97648d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 100 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97648d, #976474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #97648D?: #97648D 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 #97648D?: The RGB value is 151, 100, 141: 151 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97648D?: The complementary color is #64976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97648D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.