What color is #9F7698?

#9F7698 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 #9F7698?

The RGB value is 159, 118, 152: 159 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7698?

The complementary color is #769F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7698 color

#9F7698 rgb(159, 118, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F7698 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.3% green and 59.6% blue (159, 118, 152).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#9F7698 color codes

HEX	`#9F7698`
RGB	`rgb(159, 118, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, 21.87, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 24.98, 331.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.444, 22.596, 32.668)`
Decimal	`10450584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7698, 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 #9F7698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #9F7698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7698; }
.text { color: #9f7698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 118 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7698, #9f7684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F7698?: #9F7698 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 #9F7698?: The RGB value is 159, 118, 152: 159 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7698?: The complementary color is #769F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.