What color is #9F769C?

#9F769C 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 #9F769C?

The RGB value is 159, 118, 156: 159 red, 118 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F769C?

The complementary color is #769F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F769C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F769C color

#9F769C rgb(159, 118, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F769C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.3% green and 61.2% blue (159, 118, 156).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#9F769C color codes

HEX	`#9F769C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 118, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, 22.64, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 26.72, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.777, 22.729, 34.423)`
Decimal	`10450588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F769C, 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 #9F769C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F769C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #9F769C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f769c; }
.text { color: #9f769c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f769c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 118 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f769c, #9f7688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F769C?: #9F769C 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 #9F769C?: The RGB value is 159, 118, 156: 159 red, 118 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F769C?: The complementary color is #769F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F769C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.