What color is #9C7AAA?

#9C7AAA 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 #9C7AAA?

The RGB value is 156, 122, 170: 156 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7AAA?

The complementary color is #88AA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7AAA color

#9C7AAA rgb(156, 122, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7AAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 47.8% green and 66.7% blue (156, 122, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#9C7AAA color codes

HEX	`#9C7AAA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 122, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 47.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 22.15, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 30.19, 317.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.924, 23.89, 41.163)`
Decimal	`10255018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7AAA, 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 #9C7AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #9C7AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7aaa; }
.text { color: #9c7aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 122 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7aaa, #aa7aa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C7AAA?: #9C7AAA 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 #9C7AAA?: The RGB value is 156, 122, 170: 156 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7AAA?: The complementary color is #88AA7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.