What color is #9F77AE?

#9F77AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F77AE?

The RGB value is 159, 119, 174: 159 red, 119 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F77AE?

The complementary color is #86AE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F77AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F77AE color

#9F77AE rgb(159, 119, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F77AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.7% green and 68.2% blue (159, 119, 174).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#9F77AE color codes

HEX	`#9F77AE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 119, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 32%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, 25.71, -23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 34.64, 317.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.534, 23.621, 43.092)`
Decimal	`10450862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F77AE, 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 #9F77AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F77AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #9F77AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f77ae; }
.text { color: #9f77ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f77ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 119 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f77ae, #ae77a2); }

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Questions

What color is #9F77AE?: #9F77AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F77AE?: The RGB value is 159, 119, 174: 159 red, 119 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F77AE?: The complementary color is #86AE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F77AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.