What color is #9D7DAC?

#9D7DAC 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 #9D7DAC?

The RGB value is 157, 125, 172: 157 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7DAC?

The complementary color is #8CAC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7DAC color

#9D7DAC rgb(157, 125, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D7DAC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 49% green and 67.5% blue (157, 125, 172).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9D7DAC color codes

HEX	`#9D7DAC`
RGB	`rgb(157, 125, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 49%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 21.18, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 29.31, 316.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.683, 24.814, 42.3)`
Decimal	`10321324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7DAC, 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 #9D7DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9D7DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7dac; }
.text { color: #9d7dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 125 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7dac, #ac7da4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D7DAC?: #9D7DAC 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 #9D7DAC?: The RGB value is 157, 125, 172: 157 red, 125 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7DAC?: The complementary color is #8CAC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.