What color is #9767AA?

#9767AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9767AA?

The RGB value is 151, 103, 170: 151 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9767AA?

The complementary color is #7AAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9767AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9767AA color

#9767AA rgb(151, 103, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9767AA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 40.4% green and 66.7% blue (151, 103, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#9767AA color codes

HEX	`#9767AA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 103, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 40.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 39%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 31.43, -28.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 42.35, 317.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.867, 19.183, 40.415)`
Decimal	`9922474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9767AA, 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 #9767AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9767AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #9767AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9767aa; }
.text { color: #9767aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9767aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 103 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9767aa, #aa679b); }

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Questions

What color is #9767AA?: #9767AA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9767AA?: The RGB value is 151, 103, 170: 151 red, 103 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9767AA?: The complementary color is #7AAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9767AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.