What color is #9A7799?

#9A7799 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7799?

The RGB value is 154, 119, 153: 154 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7799?

The complementary color is #779A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7799 color

#9A7799 rgb(154, 119, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A7799 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (154, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9A7799 color codes

HEX	`#9A7799`
RGB	`rgb(154, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 19.71, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 23.65, 326.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 22.364, 33.095)`
Decimal	`10123161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7799, 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 #9A7799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9A7799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7799; }
.text { color: #9a7799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7799, #9a7787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A7799?: #9A7799 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7799?: The RGB value is 154, 119, 153: 154 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7799?: The complementary color is #779A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.