What color is #946E9B?

#946E9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946E9B?

The RGB value is 148, 110, 155: 148 red, 110 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946E9B?

The complementary color is #759B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946E9B color

#946E9B rgb(148, 110, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #946E9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.1% green and 60.8% blue (148, 110, 155).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#946E9B color codes

HEX	`#946E9B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 110, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 23.23, -18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 29.71, 321.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.704, 19.815, 33.58)`
Decimal	`9727643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946E9B, 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 #946E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #946E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946e9b; }
.text { color: #946e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 110 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946e9b, #9b6e8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #946E9B?: #946E9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946E9B?: The RGB value is 148, 110, 155: 148 red, 110 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946E9B?: The complementary color is #759B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.