What color is #977CA2?

#977CA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977CA2?

The RGB value is 151, 124, 162: 151 red, 124 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977CA2?

The complementary color is #87A27C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977CA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977CA2 color

#977CA2 rgb(151, 124, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977CA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 48.6% green and 63.5% blue (151, 124, 162).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#977CA2 color codes

HEX	`#977CA2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 124, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 48.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 17.6, -16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 24.05, 317.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.491, 23.604, 37.336)`
Decimal	`9927842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977CA2, 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 #977CA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977CA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #977CA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977ca2; }
.text { color: #977ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977ca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 124 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977ca2, #a27c9a); }

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Questions

What color is #977CA2?: #977CA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977CA2?: The RGB value is 151, 124, 162: 151 red, 124 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977CA2?: The complementary color is #87A27C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977CA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.