What color is #9974AF?

#9974AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9974AF?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 175: 153 red, 116 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9974AF?

The complementary color is #8AAF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9974AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9974AF color

#9974AF rgb(153, 116, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9974AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 68.6% blue (153, 116, 175).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9974AF color codes

HEX	`#9974AF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 25.69, -25.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 36.44, 314.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.119, 22.359, 43.436)`
Decimal	`10056879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9974AF, 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 #9974AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9974AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9974AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9974af; }
.text { color: #9974af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9974af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9974af, #af74a7); }

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Questions

What color is #9974AF?: #9974AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9974AF?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 175: 153 red, 116 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9974AF?: The complementary color is #8AAF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9974AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.