What color is #94578A?

#94578A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94578A?

The RGB value is 148, 87, 138: 148 red, 87 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94578A?

The complementary color is #579461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94578A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94578A color

#94578A rgb(148, 87, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94578A is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 34.1% green and 54.1% blue (148, 87, 138).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Grape Candy (#905284), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#94578A color codes

HEX	`#94578A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 87, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 34.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, 33.06, -17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 37.51, 331.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.208, 14.948, 25.861)`
Decimal	`9721738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94578A, 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 #94578A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94578A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	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 #94578A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94578a; }
.text { color: #94578a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94578a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 87 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94578a, #94576c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #94578A?: #94578A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94578A?: The RGB value is 148, 87, 138: 148 red, 87 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94578A?: The complementary color is #579461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94578A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.