What color is #9D6793?

#9D6793 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6793?

The RGB value is 157, 103, 147: 157 red, 103 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6793?

The complementary color is #679D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6793 color

#9D6793 rgb(157, 103, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D6793 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 40.4% green and 57.6% blue (157, 103, 147).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#9D6793 color codes

HEX	`#9D6793`
RGB	`rgb(157, 103, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 40.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 28.8, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 32.56, 332.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.021, 18.976, 29.996)`
Decimal	`10315667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6793, 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 #9D6793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D6793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #9D6793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6793; }
.text { color: #9d6793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 103 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6793, #9d6778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D6793?: #9D6793 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6793?: The RGB value is 157, 103, 147: 157 red, 103 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6793?: The complementary color is #679D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.