What color is #946B9B?

#946B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946B9B?

The RGB value is 148, 107, 155: 148 red, 107 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946B9B?

The complementary color is #729B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946B9B color

#946B9B rgb(148, 107, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #946B9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 42% green and 60.8% blue (148, 107, 155).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#946B9B color codes

HEX	`#946B9B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 107, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 42%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 24.97, -19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 31.77, 321.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.386, 19.178, 33.474)`
Decimal	`9726875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946B9B, 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 #946B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #946B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946b9b; }
.text { color: #946b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 107 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946b9b, #9b6b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #946B9B?: #946B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946B9B?: The RGB value is 148, 107, 155: 148 red, 107 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946B9B?: The complementary color is #729B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.