What color is #9C759B?

#9C759B 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 #9C759B?

The RGB value is 156, 117, 155: 156 red, 117 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C759B?

The complementary color is #759C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C759B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C759B color

#9C759B rgb(156, 117, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C759B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 45.9% green and 60.8% blue (156, 117, 155).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9C759B color codes

HEX	`#9C759B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 117, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 45.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, 21.96, -14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 26.34, 326.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.987, 22.158, 33.912)`
Decimal	`10253723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C759B, 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 #9C759B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C759B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #9C759B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c759b; }
.text { color: #9c759b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c759b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 117 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c759b, #9c7588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C759B?: #9C759B 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 #9C759B?: The RGB value is 156, 117, 155: 156 red, 117 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C759B?: The complementary color is #759C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C759B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.