What color is #94218A?

#94218A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94218A?

The RGB value is 148, 33, 138: 148 red, 33 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94218A?

The complementary color is #21942B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94218A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94218A color

#94218A rgb(148, 33, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94218A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 12.9% green and 54.1% blue (148, 33, 138).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 64% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#94218A color codes

HEX	`#94218A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 33, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 12.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 64%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 78%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 57.72, -31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 65.98, 331.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.344, 9.22, 24.906)`
Decimal	`9707914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94218A, 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 #94218A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#94218A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #94218A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94218a; }
.text { color: #94218a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94218a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 33 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94218a, #942151); }

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Questions

What color is #94218A?: #94218A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94218A?: The RGB value is 148, 33, 138: 148 red, 33 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94218A?: The complementary color is #21942B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94218A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.