What color is #9458A8?

#9458A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9458A8?

The RGB value is 148, 88, 168: 148 red, 88 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9458A8?

The complementary color is #6CA858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9458A8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9458A8 color

#9458A8 rgb(148, 88, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9458A8 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 34.5% green and 65.9% blue (148, 88, 168).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#9458A8 color codes

HEX	`#9458A8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 88, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 34.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 48%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.11, 38.51, -33.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.11, 50.82, 319.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.769, 16.103, 38.947)`
Decimal	`9722024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9458A8, 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 #9458A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9458A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #9458A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9458a8; }
.text { color: #9458a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9458a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 88 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9458a8, #a85894); }

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Questions

What color is #9458A8?: #9458A8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9458A8?: The RGB value is 148, 88, 168: 148 red, 88 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9458A8?: The complementary color is #6CA858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9458A8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.