What color is #93718F?

#93718F 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 #93718F?

The RGB value is 147, 113, 143: 147 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93718F?

The complementary color is #719375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93718F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93718F color

#93718F rgb(147, 113, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93718F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (147, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#93718F color codes

HEX	`#93718F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 18.72, -11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 21.8, 329.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.895, 19.997, 28.635)`
Decimal	`9662863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93718F, 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 #93718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #93718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93718f; }
.text { color: #93718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93718f, #93717e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93718F?: #93718F 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 #93718F?: The RGB value is 147, 113, 143: 147 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93718F?: The complementary color is #719375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93718F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.