What color is #9D7BA7?

#9D7BA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7BA7?

The RGB value is 157, 123, 167: 157 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7BA7?

The complementary color is #85A77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7BA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7BA7 color

#9D7BA7 rgb(157, 123, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D7BA7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 48.2% green and 65.5% blue (157, 123, 167).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9D7BA7 color codes

HEX	`#9D7BA7`
RGB	`rgb(157, 123, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 48.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 21.28, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 28.14, 319.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.962, 24.125, 39.735)`
Decimal	`10320807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7BA7, 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 #9D7BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #9D7BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7ba7; }
.text { color: #9d7ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 123 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7ba7, #a77b9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D7BA7?: #9D7BA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7BA7?: The RGB value is 157, 123, 167: 157 red, 123 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7BA7?: The complementary color is #85A77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7BA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.