What color is #9773A7?

#9773A7 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 #9773A7?

The RGB value is 151, 115, 167: 151 red, 115 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9773A7?

The complementary color is #83A773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9773A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9773A7 color

#9773A7 rgb(151, 115, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9773A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.1% green and 65.5% blue (151, 115, 167).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9773A7 color codes

HEX	`#9773A7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 115, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 23.88, -22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 32.75, 316.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.867, 21.631, 39.364)`
Decimal	`9925543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9773A7, 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 #9773A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9773A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #9773A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9773a7; }
.text { color: #9773a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9773a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 115 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9773a7, #a7739d); }

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Questions

What color is #9773A7?: #9773A7 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 #9773A7?: The RGB value is 151, 115, 167: 151 red, 115 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9773A7?: The complementary color is #83A773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9773A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.