What color is #91288D?

#91288D is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91288D?

The RGB value is 145, 40, 141: 145 red, 40 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91288D?

The complementary color is #28912C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91288D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91288D color

#91288D rgb(145, 40, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91288D is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 15.7% green and 55.3% blue (145, 40, 141).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 57% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#91288D color codes

HEX	`#91288D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 40, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 15.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 57%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 72%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, 55.21, -33.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 64.39, 329.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.243, 9.462, 26.112)`
Decimal	`9513101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91288D, 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 #91288D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#91288D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #91288D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91288d; }
.text { color: #91288d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91288d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 40 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91288d, #912859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #91288D?: #91288D is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91288D?: The RGB value is 145, 40, 141: 145 red, 40 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91288D?: The complementary color is #28912C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91288D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.