What color is #97779B?

#97779B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97779B?

The RGB value is 151, 119, 155: 151 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97779B?

The complementary color is #7B9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97779B color

#97779B rgb(151, 119, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97779B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (151, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#97779B color codes

HEX	`#97779B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, 19.05, -14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 24.01, 322.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.275, 22.14, 33.946)`
Decimal	`9926555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97779B, 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 #97779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #97779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97779b; }
.text { color: #97779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97779b, #9b778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97779B?: #97779B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97779B?: The RGB value is 151, 119, 155: 151 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97779B?: The complementary color is #7B9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.