What color is #943589?

#943589 is a desaturated magenta known as Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Excellency?

The RGB value is 148, 53, 137: 148 red, 53 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Excellency?

The complementary color is #359440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Excellency color: hex code #943589

#943589 rgb(148, 53, 137)

Shades of purple

Purple Excellency has the hex code #943589. It is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 20.8% green and 53.7% blue (148, 53, 137).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

Purple Excellency (#943589) color codes

HEX	`#943589`
RGB	`rgb(148, 53, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 20.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 50.14, -27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 57.08, 331.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.001, 10.65, 24.77)`
Decimal	`9713033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Excellency, 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 #943589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#943589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	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 #943589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943589; }
.text { color: #943589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 53 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943589, #943559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #943589 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #943589?: #943589 is a desaturated magenta known as Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Excellency?: The RGB value is 148, 53, 137: 148 red, 53 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Excellency?: The complementary color is #359440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.