What color is #940078?

#940078 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Persian Luxury Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #940078?

The RGB value is 148, 0, 120: 148 red, 0 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #940078?

The complementary color is #00941C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #940078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#940078 color

#940078 rgb(148, 0, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #940078 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 0% green and 47.1% blue (148, 0, 120).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Persian Luxury Purple (#990077), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#940078 color codes

HEX	`#940078`
RGB	`rgb(148, 0, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 0%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.25, 61.49, -25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.25, 66.64, 337.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.603, 7.654, 18.421)`
Decimal	`9699448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #940078, 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 #940078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#940078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #940078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #940078; }
.text { color: #940078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #940078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 0 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #940078, #94002e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #940078?: #940078 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Persian Luxury Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #940078?: The RGB value is 148, 0, 120: 148 red, 0 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #940078?: The complementary color is #00941C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #940078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.