What color is #94119F?

#94119F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94119F?

The RGB value is 148, 17, 159: 148 red, 17 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94119F?

The complementary color is #1C9F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94119F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94119F color

#94119F rgb(148, 17, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94119F is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 6.7% green and 62.4% blue (148, 17, 159).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 81% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#94119F color codes

HEX	`#94119F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 17, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 6.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 81%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 89%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 89%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 64.93, -44.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 78.91, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.671, 9.201, 33.587)`
Decimal	`9703839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94119F, 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 #94119F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#94119F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #94119F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94119f; }
.text { color: #94119f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94119f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 17 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94119f, #9f1163); }

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Questions

What color is #94119F?: #94119F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94119F?: The RGB value is 148, 17, 159: 148 red, 17 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94119F?: The complementary color is #1C9F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94119F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.