What color is #9D749B?

#9D749B 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 #9D749B?

The RGB value is 157, 116, 155: 157 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D749B?

The complementary color is #749D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D749B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D749B color

#9D749B rgb(157, 116, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D749B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 45.5% green and 60.8% blue (157, 116, 155).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#9D749B color codes

HEX	`#9D749B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 116, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 45.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, 22.89, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 27.23, 327.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.066, 22.026, 33.882)`
Decimal	`10319003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D749B, 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 #9D749B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D749B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #9D749B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d749b; }
.text { color: #9d749b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d749b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 116 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d749b, #9d7486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D749B?: #9D749B 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 #9D749B?: The RGB value is 157, 116, 155: 157 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D749B?: The complementary color is #749D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D749B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.