What color is #947693?

#947693 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947693?

The RGB value is 148, 118, 147: 148 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947693?

The complementary color is #769477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947693 color

#947693 rgb(148, 118, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947693 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (148, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#947693 color codes

HEX	`#947693`
RGB	`rgb(148, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 16.96, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 20.35, 326.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.957, 21.36, 30.459)`
Decimal	`9729683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947693, 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 #947693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #947693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947693; }
.text { color: #947693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947693, #947684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #947693?: #947693 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947693?: The RGB value is 148, 118, 147: 148 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947693?: The complementary color is #769477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.