What color is #997F9F?

#997F9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997F9F?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 159: 153 red, 127 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997F9F?

The complementary color is #859F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997F9F color

#997F9F rgb(153, 127, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997F9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 62.4% blue (153, 127, 159).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#997F9F color codes

HEX	`#997F9F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 15.94, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 20.79, 320.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.983, 24.455, 36.093)`
Decimal	`10059679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997F9F, 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 #997F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #997F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997f9f; }
.text { color: #997f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997f9f, #9f7f95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #997F9F?: #997F9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997F9F?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 159: 153 red, 127 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997F9F?: The complementary color is #859F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.