What color is #947991?

#947991 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947991?

The RGB value is 148, 121, 145: 148 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947991?

The complementary color is #79947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947991 color

#947991 rgb(148, 121, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947991 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.5% green and 56.9% blue (148, 121, 145).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#947991 color codes

HEX	`#947991`
RGB	`rgb(148, 121, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.04, 14.82, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.04, 17.35, 328.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.16, 22.016, 29.759)`
Decimal	`9730449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947991, 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 #947991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #947991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947991; }
.text { color: #947991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 121 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947991, #947983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #947991?: #947991 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947991?: The RGB value is 148, 121, 145: 148 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947991?: The complementary color is #79947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.