What color is #977597?

#977597 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 #977597?

The RGB value is 151, 117, 151: 151 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977597?

The complementary color is #759775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977597 color

#977597 rgb(151, 117, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977597 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.9% green and 59.2% blue (151, 117, 151).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#977597 color codes

HEX	`#977597`
RGB	`rgb(151, 117, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 19.4, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 23.51, 325.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.709, 21.537, 32.128)`
Decimal	`9926039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977597, 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 #977597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #977597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977597; }
.text { color: #977597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 117 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977597, #977586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977597?: #977597 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 #977597?: The RGB value is 151, 117, 151: 151 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977597?: The complementary color is #759775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.