What color is #9B7291?

#9B7291 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 #9B7291?

The RGB value is 155, 114, 145: 155 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7291?

The complementary color is #729B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7291 color

#9B7291 rgb(155, 114, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7291 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 44.7% green and 56.9% blue (155, 114, 145).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% 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 5.21:1).

#9B7291 color codes

HEX	`#9B7291`
RGB	`rgb(155, 114, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 44.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 21.41, -10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 23.86, 333.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.645, 21.048, 29.547)`
Decimal	`10187409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7291, 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 #9B7291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #9B7291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7291; }
.text { color: #9b7291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 114 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7291, #9b727d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B7291?: #9B7291 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 #9B7291?: The RGB value is 155, 114, 145: 155 red, 114 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7291?: The complementary color is #729B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.