What color is #9B7E97?

#9B7E97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7E97?

The RGB value is 155, 126, 151: 155 red, 126 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7E97?

The complementary color is #7E9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7E97 color

#9B7E97 rgb(155, 126, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7E97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49.4% green and 59.2% blue (155, 126, 151).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9B7E97 color codes

HEX	`#9B7E97`
RGB	`rgb(155, 126, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 15.64, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 18.14, 329.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.564, 24.125, 32.529)`
Decimal	`10190487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7E97, 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 #9B7E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #9B7E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7e97; }
.text { color: #9b7e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 126 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7e97, #9b7e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B7E97?: #9B7E97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7E97?: The RGB value is 155, 126, 151: 155 red, 126 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7E97?: The complementary color is #7E9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.