What color is #947394?

#947394 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 #947394?

The RGB value is 148, 115, 148: 148 red, 115 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947394?

The complementary color is #739473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947394 color

#947394 rgb(148, 115, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947394 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.1% green and 58% blue (148, 115, 148).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#947394 color codes

HEX	`#947394`
RGB	`rgb(148, 115, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, 18.9, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 22.9, 325.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.688, 20.696, 30.758)`
Decimal	`9728916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947394, 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 #947394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #947394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947394; }
.text { color: #947394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 115 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947394, #947384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #947394?: #947394 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 #947394?: The RGB value is 148, 115, 148: 148 red, 115 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947394?: The complementary color is #739473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.