What color is #97879F?

#97879F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97879F?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 159: 151 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97879F?

The complementary color is #8F9F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97879F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97879F color

#97879F rgb(151, 135, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97879F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 62.4% blue (151, 135, 159).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#97879F color codes

HEX	`#97879F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, 10.64, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 14.97, 315.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.683, 26.411, 36.434)`
Decimal	`9930655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97879F, 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 #97879F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97879F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #97879F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97879f; }
.text { color: #97879f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97879f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97879f, #9f879b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #97879F?: #97879F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97879F?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 159: 151 red, 135 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97879F?: The complementary color is #8F9F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97879F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.