What color is #9D7794?

#9D7794 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 #9D7794?

The RGB value is 157, 119, 148: 157 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7794?

The complementary color is #779D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7794 color

#9D7794 rgb(157, 119, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D7794 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 46.7% green and 58% blue (157, 119, 148).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#9D7794 color codes

HEX	`#9D7794`
RGB	`rgb(157, 119, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 46.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, 19.82, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 22.16, 333.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.846, 22.501, 30.993)`
Decimal	`10319764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7794, 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 #9D7794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #9D7794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7794; }
.text { color: #9d7794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 119 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7794, #9d7781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D7794?: #9D7794 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 #9D7794?: The RGB value is 157, 119, 148: 157 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7794?: The complementary color is #779D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.