What color is #947C97?

#947C97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947C97?

The RGB value is 148, 124, 151: 148 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947C97?

The complementary color is #7F977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947C97 color

#947C97 rgb(148, 124, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947C97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.6% green and 59.2% blue (148, 124, 151).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#947C97 color codes

HEX	`#947C97`
RGB	`rgb(148, 124, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 14.28, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 18.06, 322.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.006, 22.946, 32.384)`
Decimal	`9731223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947C97, 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 #947C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #947C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947c97; }
.text { color: #947c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 124 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947c97, #977c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #947C97?: #947C97 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947C97?: The RGB value is 148, 124, 151: 148 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947C97?: The complementary color is #7F977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.