What color is #94859F?

#94859F 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 #94859F?

The RGB value is 148, 133, 159: 148 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94859F?

The complementary color is #909F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94859F color

#94859F rgb(148, 133, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94859F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (148, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% 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 6.11:1).

#94859F color codes

HEX	`#94859F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 10.73, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 15.91, 312.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.857, 25.574, 36.316)`
Decimal	`9733535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94859F, 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 #94859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #94859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94859f; }
.text { color: #94859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94859f, #9f859d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #94859F?: #94859F 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 #94859F?: The RGB value is 148, 133, 159: 148 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94859F?: The complementary color is #909F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.