What color is #946991?

#946991 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 #946991?

The RGB value is 148, 105, 145: 148 red, 105 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946991?

The complementary color is #69946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946991 color

#946991 rgb(148, 105, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #946991 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 41.2% green and 56.9% blue (148, 105, 145).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#946991 color codes

HEX	`#946991`
RGB	`rgb(148, 105, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 41.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 24.11, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 28.44, 327.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.375, 18.444, 29.164)`
Decimal	`9726353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946991, 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 #946991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #946991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946991; }
.text { color: #946991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 105 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946991, #94697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #946991?: #946991 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 #946991?: The RGB value is 148, 105, 145: 148 red, 105 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946991?: The complementary color is #69946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.