What color is #945B8F?

#945B8F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #945B8F?

The RGB value is 148, 91, 143: 148 red, 91 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #945B8F?

The complementary color is #5B9460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #945B8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#945B8F color

#945B8F rgb(148, 91, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #945B8F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 35.7% green and 56.1% blue (148, 91, 143).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#945B8F color codes

HEX	`#945B8F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 91, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 35.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 31.76, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 37.02, 329.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.911, 15.762, 27.922)`
Decimal	`9722767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #945B8F, 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 #945B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#945B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #945B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #945b8f; }
.text { color: #945b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #945b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 91 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #945b8f, #945b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #945B8F?: #945B8F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #945B8F?: The RGB value is 148, 91, 143: 148 red, 91 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #945B8F?: The complementary color is #5B9460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #945B8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.