What color is #94759F?

#94759F 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 #94759F?

The RGB value is 148, 117, 159: 148 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94759F?

The complementary color is #809F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94759F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94759F color

#94759F rgb(148, 117, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94759F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.9% green and 62.4% blue (148, 117, 159).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#94759F color codes

HEX	`#94759F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 117, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, 20, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 26.89, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.831, 21.522, 35.64)`
Decimal	`9729439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94759F, 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 #94759F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94759F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #94759F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94759f; }
.text { color: #94759f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94759f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 117 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94759f, #9f7595); }

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Questions

What color is #94759F?: #94759F 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 #94759F?: The RGB value is 148, 117, 159: 148 red, 117 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94759F?: The complementary color is #809F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94759F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.