What color is #9D79B4?

#9D79B4 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D79B4?

The RGB value is 157, 121, 180: 157 red, 121 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D79B4?

The complementary color is #90B479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D79B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D79B4 color

#9D79B4 rgb(157, 121, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D79B4 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.5% green and 70.6% blue (157, 121, 180).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#9D79B4 color codes

HEX	`#9D79B4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 121, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 25.21, -25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 36.12, 314.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.979, 24.139, 46.304)`
Decimal	`10320308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D79B4, 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 #9D79B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D79B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #9D79B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d79b4; }
.text { color: #9d79b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d79b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 121 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d79b4, #b479ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D79B4?: #9D79B4 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D79B4?: The RGB value is 157, 121, 180: 157 red, 121 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D79B4?: The complementary color is #90B479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D79B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.