What color is #9D819F?

#9D819F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D819F?

The RGB value is 157, 129, 159: 157 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D819F?

The complementary color is #839F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D819F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D819F color

#9D819F rgb(157, 129, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D819F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.6% green and 62.4% blue (157, 129, 159).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9D819F color codes

HEX	`#9D819F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 129, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, 16.2, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 20.14, 323.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.012, 25.372, 36.216)`
Decimal	`10322335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D819F, 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 #9D819F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D819F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9D819F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d819f; }
.text { color: #9d819f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d819f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 129 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d819f, #9f8192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D819F?: #9D819F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D819F?: The RGB value is 157, 129, 159: 157 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D819F?: The complementary color is #839F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D819F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.