What color is #977FA2?

#977FA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977FA2?

The RGB value is 151, 127, 162: 151 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977FA2?

The complementary color is #8AA27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977FA2 color

#977FA2 rgb(151, 127, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977FA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.8% green and 63.5% blue (151, 127, 162).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#977FA2 color codes

HEX	`#977FA2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 127, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, 15.87, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 21.99, 316.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.872, 24.367, 37.463)`
Decimal	`9928610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977FA2, 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 #977FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #977FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977fa2; }
.text { color: #977fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 127 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977fa2, #a27f9c); }

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Questions

What color is #977FA2?: #977FA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977FA2?: The RGB value is 151, 127, 162: 151 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977FA2?: The complementary color is #8AA27F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.