What color is #937590?

#937590 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937590?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 144: 147 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937590?

The complementary color is #759378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937590 color

#937590 rgb(147, 117, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937590 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 56.5% blue (147, 117, 144).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#937590 color codes

HEX	`#937590`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 16.58, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 19.47, 328.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.427, 20.94, 29.188)`
Decimal	`9663888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937590, 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 #937590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #937590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937590; }
.text { color: #937590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937590, #937581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #937590?: #937590 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937590?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 144: 147 red, 117 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937590?: The complementary color is #759378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.