What color is #94849E?

#94849E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94849E?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 158: 148 red, 132 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94849E?

The complementary color is #8E9E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94849E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94849E color

#94849E rgb(148, 132, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94849E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 62% blue (148, 132, 158).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#94849E color codes

HEX	`#94849E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 11.1, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 16.07, 313.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.635, 25.267, 35.815)`
Decimal	`9733278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94849E, 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 #94849E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94849E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #94849E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94849e; }
.text { color: #94849e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94849e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94849e, #9e849b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #94849E?: #94849E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94849E?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 158: 148 red, 132 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94849E?: The complementary color is #8E9E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94849E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.