What color is #9D6497?

#9D6497 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6497?

The RGB value is 157, 100, 151: 157 red, 100 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6497?

The complementary color is #649D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6497 color

#9D6497 rgb(157, 100, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D6497 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 39.2% green and 59.2% blue (157, 100, 151).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#9D6497 color codes

HEX	`#9D6497`
RGB	`rgb(157, 100, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 39.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 31.24, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 36.25, 329.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.047, 18.518, 31.58)`
Decimal	`10314903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6497, 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 #9D6497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D6497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #9D6497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6497; }
.text { color: #9d6497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 100 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6497, #9d647b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9D6497?: #9D6497 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6497?: The RGB value is 157, 100, 151: 157 red, 100 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6497?: The complementary color is #649D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.