What color is #9C77A3?

#9C77A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C77A3?

The RGB value is 156, 119, 163: 156 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C77A3?

The complementary color is #7EA377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C77A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C77A3 color

#9C77A3 rgb(156, 119, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C77A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 46.7% green and 63.9% blue (156, 119, 163).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#9C77A3 color codes

HEX	`#9C77A3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 119, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 46.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 22.42, -18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 28.75, 321.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.917, 22.907, 37.647)`
Decimal	`10254243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C77A3, 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 #9C77A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C77A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #9C77A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c77a3; }
.text { color: #9c77a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c77a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 119 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c77a3, #a37794); }

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Questions

What color is #9C77A3?: #9C77A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C77A3?: The RGB value is 156, 119, 163: 156 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C77A3?: The complementary color is #7EA377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C77A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.