What color is #946DAD?

#946DAD is a desaturated violet known as Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crown Jewels?

The RGB value is 148, 109, 173: 148 red, 109 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crown Jewels?

The complementary color is #86AD6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crown Jewels color: hex code #946DAD

#946DAD rgb(148, 109, 173)

Shades of purple

Crown Jewels has the hex code #946DAD. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 42.7% green and 67.8% blue (148, 109, 173).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Crown Jewels (#946DAD) color codes

HEX	`#946DAD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 109, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 42.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 37%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 27.69, -28.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 39.57, 314.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.223, 20.251, 42.107)`
Decimal	`9727405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crown Jewels, 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 #946DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #946DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946dad; }
.text { color: #946dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 109 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946dad, #ad6da6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #946DAD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #946DAD?: #946DAD is a desaturated violet known as Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crown Jewels?: The RGB value is 148, 109, 173: 148 red, 109 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crown Jewels?: The complementary color is #86AD6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.