What color is #9F97B0?

#9F97B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F97B0?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 176: 159 red, 151 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F97B0?

The complementary color is #A8B097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F97B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F97B0 color

#9F97B0 rgb(159, 151, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F97B0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 69% blue (159, 151, 176).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9F97B0 color codes

HEX	`#9F97B0`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 7.87, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 14.31, 303.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.2, 32.639, 45.617)`
Decimal	`10459056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F97B0, 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 #9F97B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F97B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F97B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f97b0; }
.text { color: #9f97b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f97b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f97b0, #ac97b0); }

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Questions

What color is #9F97B0?: #9F97B0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F97B0?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 176: 159 red, 151 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F97B0?: The complementary color is #A8B097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F97B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.