What color is #997FA0?

#997FA0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997FA0?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 160: 153 red, 127 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997FA0?

The complementary color is #86A07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997FA0 color

#997FA0 rgb(153, 127, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #997FA0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 62.7% blue (153, 127, 160).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#997FA0 color codes

HEX	`#997FA0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 16.15, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 21.29, 319.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.07, 24.49, 36.552)`
Decimal	`10059680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997FA0, 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 #997FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #997FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997fa0; }
.text { color: #997fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997fa0, #a07f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #997FA0?: #997FA0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997FA0?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 160: 153 red, 127 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997FA0?: The complementary color is #86A07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.