What color is #9B6D96?

#9B6D96 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 #9B6D96?

The RGB value is 155, 109, 150: 155 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6D96?

The complementary color is #6D9B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6D96 color

#9B6D96 rgb(155, 109, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B6D96 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 42.7% green and 58.8% blue (155, 109, 150).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#9B6D96 color codes

HEX	`#9B6D96`
RGB	`rgb(155, 109, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 42.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 25.24, -15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 29.37, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.491, 20.109, 31.44)`
Decimal	`10186134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6D96, 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 #9B6D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #9B6D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6d96; }
.text { color: #9b6d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 109 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6d96, #9b6d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B6D96?: #9B6D96 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 #9B6D96?: The RGB value is 155, 109, 150: 155 red, 109 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6D96?: The complementary color is #6D9B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.