What color is #9F6992?

#9F6992 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6992?

The RGB value is 159, 105, 146: 159 red, 105 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6992?

The complementary color is #699F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6992 color

#9F6992 rgb(159, 105, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F6992 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 41.2% green and 57.3% blue (159, 105, 146).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#9F6992 color codes

HEX	`#9F6992`
RGB	`rgb(159, 105, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 41.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 28.18, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 31.28, 334.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.538, 19.551, 29.67)`
Decimal	`10447250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6992, 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 #9F6992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #9F6992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6992; }
.text { color: #9f6992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 105 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6992, #9f6977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F6992?: #9F6992 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6992?: The RGB value is 159, 105, 146: 159 red, 105 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6992?: The complementary color is #699F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.