What color is #9C6898?

#9C6898 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 #9C6898?

The RGB value is 156, 104, 152: 156 red, 104 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6898?

The complementary color is #689C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6898 color

#9C6898 rgb(156, 104, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C6898 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 40.8% green and 59.6% blue (156, 104, 152).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#9C6898 color codes

HEX	`#9C6898`
RGB	`rgb(156, 104, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 40.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, 28.83, -17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 33.83, 328.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.328, 19.237, 32.131)`
Decimal	`10250392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6898, 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 #9C6898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C6898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #9C6898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6898; }
.text { color: #9c6898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 104 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6898, #9c687e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C6898?: #9C6898 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 #9C6898?: The RGB value is 156, 104, 152: 156 red, 104 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6898?: The complementary color is #689C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.