What color is #9F7CC1?

#9F7CC1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7CC1?

The RGB value is 159, 124, 193: 159 red, 124 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7CC1?

The complementary color is #9EC17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7CC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7CC1 color

#9F7CC1 rgb(159, 124, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F7CC1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 48.6% green and 75.7% blue (159, 124, 193).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 36% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#9F7CC1 color codes

HEX	`#9F7CC1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 124, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 48.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 36%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 36%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 27.02, -31.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 41.13, 311.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.13, 25.637, 53.75)`
Decimal	`10452161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7CC1, 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 #9F7CC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7CC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #9F7CC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7cc1; }
.text { color: #9f7cc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7cc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 124 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7cc1, #c17cc1); }

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Questions

What color is #9F7CC1?: #9F7CC1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7CC1?: The RGB value is 159, 124, 193: 159 red, 124 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7CC1?: The complementary color is #9EC17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7CC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.