What color is #997395?

#997395 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 #997395?

The RGB value is 153, 115, 149: 153 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997395?

The complementary color is #739977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997395 color

#997395 rgb(153, 115, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997395 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.1% green and 58.4% blue (153, 115, 149).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#997395 color codes

HEX	`#997395`
RGB	`rgb(153, 115, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 20.88, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 24.4, 328.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.692, 21.204, 31.22)`
Decimal	`10056597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997395, 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 #997395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #997395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997395; }
.text { color: #997395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 115 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997395, #997382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #997395?: #997395 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 #997395?: The RGB value is 153, 115, 149: 153 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997395?: The complementary color is #739977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.