What color is #9F7FB1?

#9F7FB1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7FB1?

The RGB value is 159, 127, 177: 159 red, 127 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7FB1?

The complementary color is #91B17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7FB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7FB1 color

#9F7FB1 rgb(159, 127, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F7FB1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 49.8% green and 69.4% blue (159, 127, 177).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#9F7FB1 color codes

HEX	`#9F7FB1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 127, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 49.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, 21.76, -21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 30.77, 315.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.822, 25.724, 44.981)`
Decimal	`10452913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7FB1, 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 #9F7FB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7FB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #9F7FB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7fb1; }
.text { color: #9f7fb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7fb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 127 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7fb1, #b17faa); }

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Questions

What color is #9F7FB1?: #9F7FB1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7FB1?: The RGB value is 159, 127, 177: 159 red, 127 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7FB1?: The complementary color is #91B17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7FB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.