What color is #9F76A2?

#9F76A2 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 #9F76A2?

The RGB value is 159, 118, 162: 159 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F76A2?

The complementary color is #79A276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F76A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F76A2 color

#9F76A2 rgb(159, 118, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F76A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.3% green and 63.5% blue (159, 118, 162).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#9F76A2 color codes

HEX	`#9F76A2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 118, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, 23.82, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 29.47, 323.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.297, 22.937, 37.165)`
Decimal	`10450594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F76A2, 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 #9F76A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F76A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #9F76A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f76a2; }
.text { color: #9f76a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f76a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 118 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f76a2, #a2768f); }

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Questions

What color is #9F76A2?: #9F76A2 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 #9F76A2?: The RGB value is 159, 118, 162: 159 red, 118 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F76A2?: The complementary color is #79A276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F76A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.