What color is #93718C?

#93718C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93718C?

The RGB value is 147, 113, 140: 147 red, 113 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93718C?

The complementary color is #719378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93718C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93718C color

#93718C rgb(147, 113, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93718C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 44.3% green and 54.9% blue (147, 113, 140).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#93718C color codes

HEX	`#93718C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 113, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 44.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 18.13, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 20.51, 332.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.671, 19.907, 27.454)`
Decimal	`9662860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93718C, 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 #93718C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93718C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #93718C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93718c; }
.text { color: #93718c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93718c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 113 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93718c, #93717b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93718C?: #93718C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93718C?: The RGB value is 147, 113, 140: 147 red, 113 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93718C?: The complementary color is #719378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93718C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.