What color is #977293?

#977293 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977293?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 147: 151 red, 114 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977293?

The complementary color is #729776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977293 color

#977293 rgb(151, 114, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977293 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 57.6% blue (151, 114, 147).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#977293 color codes

HEX	`#977293`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, 20.36, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 23.77, 328.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.046, 20.721, 30.331)`
Decimal	`9925267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977293, 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 #977293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #977293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977293; }
.text { color: #977293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977293, #977281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977293?: #977293 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977293?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 147: 151 red, 114 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977293?: The complementary color is #729776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.