What color is #9B7AA1?

#9B7AA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7AA1?

The RGB value is 155, 122, 161: 155 red, 122 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7AA1?

The complementary color is #80A17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7AA1 color

#9B7AA1 rgb(155, 122, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7AA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.8% green and 63.1% blue (155, 122, 161).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#9B7AA1 color codes

HEX	`#9B7AA1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 122, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, 19.93, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 25.55, 321.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.909, 23.461, 36.822)`
Decimal	`10189473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7AA1, 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 #9B7AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #9B7AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7aa1; }
.text { color: #9b7aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 122 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7aa1, #a17a94); }

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Questions

What color is #9B7AA1?: #9B7AA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7AA1?: The RGB value is 155, 122, 161: 155 red, 122 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7AA1?: The complementary color is #80A17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.