What color is #9F679A?

#9F679A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F679A?

The RGB value is 159, 103, 154: 159 red, 103 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F679A?

The complementary color is #679F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F679A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F679A color

#9F679A rgb(159, 103, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F679A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40.4% green and 60.4% blue (159, 103, 154).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#9F679A color codes

HEX	`#9F679A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 103, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, 30.8, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 35.95, 328.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.981, 19.406, 32.995)`
Decimal	`10446746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F679A, 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 #9F679A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F679A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #9F679A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f679a; }
.text { color: #9f679a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f679a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 103 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f679a, #9f677e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F679A?: #9F679A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F679A?: The RGB value is 159, 103, 154: 159 red, 103 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F679A?: The complementary color is #679F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F679A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.