What color is #9B6796?

#9B6796 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6796?

The RGB value is 155, 103, 150: 155 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6796?

The complementary color is #679B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6796 color

#9B6796 rgb(155, 103, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B6796 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 40.4% green and 58.8% blue (155, 103, 150).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#9B6796 color codes

HEX	`#9B6796`
RGB	`rgb(155, 103, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 40.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, 28.67, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 33.42, 329.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.872, 18.872, 31.233)`
Decimal	`10184598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6796, 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 #9B6796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #9B6796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6796; }
.text { color: #9b6796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 103 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6796, #9b677c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B6796?: #9B6796 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6796?: The RGB value is 155, 103, 150: 155 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6796?: The complementary color is #679B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.