What color is #997791?

#997791 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997791?

The RGB value is 153, 119, 145: 153 red, 119 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997791?

The complementary color is #77997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997791 color

#997791 rgb(153, 119, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997791 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.7% green and 56.9% blue (153, 119, 145).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#997791 color codes

HEX	`#997791`
RGB	`rgb(153, 119, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.04, 17.8, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.04, 19.94, 333.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.844, 22.011, 29.722)`
Decimal	`10057617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997791, 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 #997791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #997791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997791; }
.text { color: #997791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 119 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997791, #997780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #997791?: #997791 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997791?: The RGB value is 153, 119, 145: 153 red, 119 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997791?: The complementary color is #77997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.