What color is #94648D?

#94648D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94648D?

The RGB value is 148, 100, 141: 148 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94648D?

The complementary color is #64946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94648D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94648D color

#94648D rgb(148, 100, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94648D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 39.2% green and 55.3% blue (148, 100, 141).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#94648D color codes

HEX	`#94648D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 100, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 39.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, 26.23, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 30.1, 330.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.577, 17.334, 27.403)`
Decimal	`9725069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94648D, 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 #94648D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94648D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #94648D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94648d; }
.text { color: #94648d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94648d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 100 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94648d, #946475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #94648D?: #94648D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94648D?: The RGB value is 148, 100, 141: 148 red, 100 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94648D?: The complementary color is #64946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94648D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.