What color is #947D98?

#947D98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947D98?

The RGB value is 148, 125, 152: 148 red, 125 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947D98?

The complementary color is #81987D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947D98 color

#947D98 rgb(148, 125, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947D98 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49% green and 59.6% blue (148, 125, 152).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#947D98 color codes

HEX	`#947D98`
RGB	`rgb(148, 125, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, 13.9, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 17.85, 321.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.213, 23.231, 32.855)`
Decimal	`9731480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947D98, 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 #947D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #947D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947d98; }
.text { color: #947d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 125 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947d98, #987d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #947D98?: #947D98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947D98?: The RGB value is 148, 125, 152: 148 red, 125 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947D98?: The complementary color is #81987D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.