What color is #97699B?

#97699B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97699B?

The RGB value is 151, 105, 155: 151 red, 105 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97699B?

The complementary color is #6D9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97699B?

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

#97699B color

#97699B rgb(151, 105, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97699B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 41.2% green and 60.8% blue (151, 105, 155).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97699B color codes

HEX	`#97699B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 105, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 41.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 27.14, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 33.63, 323.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.73, 19.05, 33.431)`
Decimal	`9922971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97699B, 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 #97699B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97699B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #97699B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97699b; }
.text { color: #97699b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97699b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 105 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97699b, #9b6986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97699B?: #97699B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97699B?: The RGB value is 151, 105, 155: 151 red, 105 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97699B?: The complementary color is #6D9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97699B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.