What color is #9A7CD7?

#9A7CD7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7CD7?

The RGB value is 154, 124, 215: 154 red, 124 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7CD7?

The complementary color is #B9D77C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7CD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7CD7 color

#9A7CD7 rgb(154, 124, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A7CD7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 48.6% green and 84.3% blue (154, 124, 215).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 53% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#9A7CD7 color codes

HEX	`#9A7CD7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 124, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 48.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 53%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 42%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 42%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 30.79, -42.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 52.61, 305.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.797, 26.191, 67.604)`
Decimal	`10124503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7CD7, 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 #9A7CD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7CD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #9A7CD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7cd7; }
.text { color: #9a7cd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7cd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 124 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7cd7, #c87cd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A7CD7?: #9A7CD7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7CD7?: The RGB value is 154, 124, 215: 154 red, 124 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7CD7?: The complementary color is #B9D77C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7CD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.