What color is #9C7B9E?

#9C7B9E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7B9E?

The RGB value is 156, 123, 158: 156 red, 123 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7B9E?

The complementary color is #7D9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7B9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7B9E color

#9C7B9E rgb(156, 123, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7B9E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 48.2% green and 62% blue (156, 123, 158).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#9C7B9E color codes

HEX	`#9C7B9E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 123, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 48.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 19.1, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 23.61, 324.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.964, 23.703, 35.496)`
Decimal	`10255262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7B9E, 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 #9C7B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #9C7B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7b9e; }
.text { color: #9c7b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 123 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7b9e, #9e7b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7B9E?: #9C7B9E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7B9E?: The RGB value is 156, 123, 158: 156 red, 123 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7B9E?: The complementary color is #7D9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7B9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.