What color is #937198?

#937198 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937198?

The RGB value is 147, 113, 152: 147 red, 113 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937198?

The complementary color is #769871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937198 color

#937198 rgb(147, 113, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937198 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 44.3% green and 59.6% blue (147, 113, 152).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#937198 color codes

HEX	`#937198`
RGB	`rgb(147, 113, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 44.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 20.52, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 26.01, 322.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.605, 20.281, 32.371)`
Decimal	`9662872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937198, 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 #937198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #937198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937198; }
.text { color: #937198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 113 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937198, #98718a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #937198?: #937198 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937198?: The RGB value is 147, 113, 152: 147 red, 113 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937198?: The complementary color is #769871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.