What color is #946E8B?

#946E8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946E8B?

The RGB value is 148, 110, 139: 148 red, 110 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946E8B?

The complementary color is #6E9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946E8B color

#946E8B rgb(148, 110, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #946E8B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.1% green and 54.5% blue (148, 110, 139).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#946E8B color codes

HEX	`#946E8B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 110, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, 20.05, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 22.41, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.449, 19.313, 26.966)`
Decimal	`9727627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946E8B, 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 #946E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #946E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946e8b; }
.text { color: #946e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 110 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946e8b, #946e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #946E8B?: #946E8B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946E8B?: The RGB value is 148, 110, 139: 148 red, 110 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946E8B?: The complementary color is #6E9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.