What color is #9F7E97?

#9F7E97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7E97?

The RGB value is 159, 126, 151: 159 red, 126 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7E97?

The complementary color is #7E9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7E97 color

#9F7E97 rgb(159, 126, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F7E97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 49.4% green and 59.2% blue (159, 126, 151).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#9F7E97 color codes

HEX	`#9F7E97`
RGB	`rgb(159, 126, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 49.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 17.09, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 19.11, 333.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.344, 24.528, 32.566)`
Decimal	`10452631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7E97, 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 #9F7E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #9F7E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7e97; }
.text { color: #9f7e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 126 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7e97, #9f7e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F7E97?: #9F7E97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7E97?: The RGB value is 159, 126, 151: 159 red, 126 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7E97?: The complementary color is #7E9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.