What color is #9974D8?

#9974D8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9974D8?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 216: 153 red, 116 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9974D8?

The complementary color is #B3D874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9974D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9974D8 color

#9974D8 rgb(153, 116, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9974D8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 84.7% blue (153, 116, 216).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 56% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#9974D8 color codes

HEX	`#9974D8`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 56%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 46%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 46%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 35.34, -46.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 58.2, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.774, 24.221, 67.954)`
Decimal	`10056920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9974D8, 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 #9974D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9974D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #9974D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9974d8; }
.text { color: #9974d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9974d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9974d8, #cb74d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9974D8?: #9974D8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9974D8?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 216: 153 red, 116 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9974D8?: The complementary color is #B3D874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9974D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.