What color is #93779B?

#93779B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93779B?

The RGB value is 147, 119, 155: 147 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93779B?

The complementary color is #7F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93779B color

#93779B rgb(147, 119, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93779B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (147, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#93779B color codes

HEX	`#93779B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, 17.65, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 23.33, 319.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.545, 21.764, 33.912)`
Decimal	`9664411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93779B, 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 #93779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #93779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93779b; }
.text { color: #93779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93779b, #9b7791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93779B?: #93779B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93779B?: The RGB value is 147, 119, 155: 147 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93779B?: The complementary color is #7F9B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.