What color is #9C7297?

#9C7297 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 #9C7297?

The RGB value is 156, 114, 151: 156 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7297?

The complementary color is #729C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7297 color

#9C7297 rgb(156, 114, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7297 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 44.7% green and 59.2% blue (156, 114, 151).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#9C7297 color codes

HEX	`#9C7297`
RGB	`rgb(156, 114, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 44.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, 22.91, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 26.61, 329.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.313, 21.338, 32.057)`
Decimal	`10252951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7297, 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 #9C7297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #9C7297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7297; }
.text { color: #9c7297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 114 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7297, #9c7282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7297?: #9C7297 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 #9C7297?: The RGB value is 156, 114, 151: 156 red, 114 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7297?: The complementary color is #729C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.