What color is #991177?

#991177 is a dark, vivid magenta known as Haunted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #991177?

The RGB value is 153, 17, 119: 153 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #991177?

The complementary color is #119933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #991177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#991177 color

#991177 rgb(153, 17, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #991177 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 6.7% green and 46.7% blue (153, 17, 119).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

This exact color is also called Haunted Purple.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#991177 color codes

HEX	`#991177`
RGB	`rgb(153, 17, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 6.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 59.96, -22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 63.95, 339.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.668, 8.507, 18.213)`
Decimal	`10031479`
Short hex	`#917`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #991177, 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 #991177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#991177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #991177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #991177; }
.text { color: #991177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #991177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 17 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #991177, #991133); }

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Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #991177?: #991177 is a dark, vivid magenta known as Haunted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #991177?: The RGB value is 153, 17, 119: 153 red, 17 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #991177?: The complementary color is #119933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #991177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.