What color is #9F789B?

#9F789B 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 #9F789B?

The RGB value is 159, 120, 155: 159 red, 120 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F789B?

The complementary color is #789F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F789B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F789B color

#9F789B rgb(159, 120, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F789B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 47.1% green and 60.8% blue (159, 120, 155).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#9F789B color codes

HEX	`#9F789B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 120, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 47.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, 21.3, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 24.91, 328.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.93, 23.171, 34.058)`
Decimal	`10451099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F789B, 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 #9F789B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F789B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #9F789B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f789b; }
.text { color: #9f789b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f789b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 120 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f789b, #9f7888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F789B?: #9F789B 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 #9F789B?: The RGB value is 159, 120, 155: 159 red, 120 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F789B?: The complementary color is #789F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F789B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.