What color is #977598?

#977598 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 #977598?

The RGB value is 151, 117, 152: 151 red, 117 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977598?

The complementary color is #769875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977598 color

#977598 rgb(151, 117, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977598 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.9% green and 59.6% blue (151, 117, 152).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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).

#977598 color codes

HEX	`#977598`
RGB	`rgb(151, 117, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, 19.6, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 23.97, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.791, 21.57, 32.557)`
Decimal	`9926040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977598, 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 #977598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #977598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977598; }
.text { color: #977598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 117 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977598, #987588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977598?: #977598 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 #977598?: The RGB value is 151, 117, 152: 151 red, 117 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977598?: The complementary color is #769875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.