What color is #997297?

#997297 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997297?

The RGB value is 153, 114, 151: 153 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997297?

The complementary color is #729974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997297 color

#997297 rgb(153, 114, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997297 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 44.7% green and 59.2% blue (153, 114, 151).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#997297 color codes

HEX	`#997297`
RGB	`rgb(153, 114, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 44.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 21.85, -14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 25.98, 327.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.74, 21.042, 32.03)`
Decimal	`10056343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997297, 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 #997297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #997297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997297; }
.text { color: #997297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 114 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997297, #997284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #997297?: #997297 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997297?: The RGB value is 153, 114, 151: 153 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997297?: The complementary color is #729974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.