What color is #9C79A4?

#9C79A4 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 #9C79A4?

The RGB value is 156, 121, 164: 156 red, 121 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C79A4?

The complementary color is #81A479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C79A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C79A4 color

#9C79A4 rgb(156, 121, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C79A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 47.5% green and 64.3% blue (156, 121, 164).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#9C79A4 color codes

HEX	`#9C79A4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 121, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 47.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, 21.47, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 27.87, 320.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.248, 23.424, 38.201)`
Decimal	`10254756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C79A4, 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 #9C79A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C79A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #9C79A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c79a4; }
.text { color: #9c79a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c79a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 121 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c79a4, #a47996); }

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Questions

What color is #9C79A4?: #9C79A4 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 #9C79A4?: The RGB value is 156, 121, 164: 156 red, 121 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C79A4?: The complementary color is #81A479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C79A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.