What color is #9977A9?

#9977A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9977A9?

The RGB value is 153, 119, 169: 153 red, 119 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9977A9?

The complementary color is #87A977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9977A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9977A9 color

#9977A9 rgb(153, 119, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9977A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.7% green and 66.3% blue (153, 119, 169).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#9977A9 color codes

HEX	`#9977A9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 119, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, 22.66, -21.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 31.32, 316.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.894, 22.831, 40.518)`
Decimal	`10057641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9977A9, 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 #9977A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9977A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #9977A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9977a9; }
.text { color: #9977a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9977a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 119 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9977a9, #a977a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9977A9?: #9977A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9977A9?: The RGB value is 153, 119, 169: 153 red, 119 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9977A9?: The complementary color is #87A977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9977A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.