#9971BC Color

#9971BC is rgb(153, 113, 188) in RGB and hsl(272, 36%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9971BC

HEX#9971BC

RGBrgb(153, 113, 188)

HSLhsl(272, 36%, 59%)

HSVhsv(272, 40%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.118 307.8)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9971BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9971BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9971BC Complementary#94BC71 Analogous#7371BC Analogous#BC71BA Triadic#BC9971 Triadic#71BC99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9971BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A886C6 #B497CE #C3ACD8 #D0BDE0 #DFD2EA #EBE3F2

Shades

#8555AF #704695 #5B3979 #492E61 #342145 #1F142A

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