What color is #931966?

#931966 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #931966?

The RGB value is 147, 25, 102: 147 red, 25 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #931966?

The complementary color is #199346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #931966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#931966 color

#931966 rgb(147, 25, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #931966 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 9.8% green and 40% blue (147, 25, 102).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 71% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#931966 color codes

HEX	`#931966`
RGB	`rgb(147, 25, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 9.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 71%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 83%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, 54.7, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 56.36, 346.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.779, 7.859, 13.307)`
Decimal	`9640294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #931966, 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 #931966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#931966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #931966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #931966; }
.text { color: #931966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #931966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 25 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #931966, #931929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #931966?: #931966 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #931966?: The RGB value is 147, 25, 102: 147 red, 25 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #931966?: The complementary color is #199346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #931966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.