What color is #952E8F?

#952E8F is a moderate magenta known as Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Warm Purple?

The RGB value is 149, 46, 143: 149 red, 46 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Warm Purple?

The complementary color is #2E9534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #952E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Warm Purple color: hex code #952E8F

#952E8F rgb(149, 46, 143)

Shades of purple

Warm Purple has the hex code #952E8F. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 18% green and 56.1% blue (149, 46, 143).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 53% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

Warm Purple (#952E8F) color codes

HEX	`#952E8F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 46, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 18%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 53%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 69%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.42, 54.28, -31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.42, 62.93, 329.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.329, 10.328, 27.009)`
Decimal	`9776783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Warm Purple, 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 #952E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#952E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #952E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #952e8f; }
.text { color: #952e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #952e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 46 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #952e8f, #952e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #952E8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #952E8F?: #952E8F is a moderate magenta known as Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Warm Purple?: The RGB value is 149, 46, 143: 149 red, 46 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Warm Purple?: The complementary color is #2E9534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #952E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.