What color is #940057?

#940057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #940057?

The RGB value is 148, 0, 87: 148 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #940057?

The complementary color is #00943D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #940057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#940057 color

#940057 rgb(148, 0, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #940057 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 0% green and 34.1% blue (148, 0, 87).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vertigo Cherry (#990055), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#940057 color codes

HEX	`#940057`
RGB	`rgb(148, 0, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 0%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.77, 57.72, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.77, 58.11, 353.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.934, 6.986, 9.63)`
Decimal	`9699415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #940057, 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 #940057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#940057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #940057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #940057; }
.text { color: #940057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #940057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 0 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #940057, #94000d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #940057?: #940057 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #940057?: The RGB value is 148, 0, 87: 148 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #940057?: The complementary color is #00943D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #940057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.