What color is #9B799B?

#9B799B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B799B?

The RGB value is 155, 121, 155: 155 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B799B?

The complementary color is #799B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B799B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B799B color

#9B799B rgb(155, 121, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B799B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.5% green and 60.8% blue (155, 121, 155).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#9B799B color codes

HEX	`#9B799B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 121, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 19.3, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 23.39, 325.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.271, 23.011, 34.062)`
Decimal	`10189211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B799B, 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 #9B799B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B799B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #9B799B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b799b; }
.text { color: #9b799b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b799b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 121 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b799b, #9b798a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B799B?: #9B799B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B799B?: The RGB value is 155, 121, 155: 155 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B799B?: The complementary color is #799B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B799B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.