What color is #97699F?

#97699F 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 #97699F?

The RGB value is 151, 105, 159: 151 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97699F?

The complementary color is #719F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97699F?

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.

#97699F color

#97699F rgb(151, 105, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97699F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 41.2% green and 62.4% blue (151, 105, 159).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97699F color codes

HEX	`#97699F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 105, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 41.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 27.96, -21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 35.55, 321.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.071, 19.186, 35.229)`
Decimal	`9922975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97699F, 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 #97699F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97699F 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 #97699F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97699f; }
.text { color: #97699f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97699f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 105 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97699f, #9f698c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97699F?: #97699F 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 #97699F?: The RGB value is 151, 105, 159: 151 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97699F?: The complementary color is #719F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97699F?: 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.