What color is #9C7395?

#9C7395 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 #9C7395?

The RGB value is 156, 115, 149: 156 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7395?

The complementary color is #739C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7395 color

#9C7395 rgb(156, 115, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7395 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 45.1% green and 58.4% blue (156, 115, 149).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#9C7395 color codes

HEX	`#9C7395`
RGB	`rgb(156, 115, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 45.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 21.95, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 25.07, 331.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.265, 21.5, 31.247)`
Decimal	`10253205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7395, 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 #9C7395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #9C7395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7395; }
.text { color: #9c7395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 115 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7395, #9c7381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7395?: #9C7395 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 #9C7395?: The RGB value is 156, 115, 149: 156 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7395?: The complementary color is #739C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.