What color is #95278B?

#95278B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95278B?

The RGB value is 149, 39, 139: 149 red, 39 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95278B?

The complementary color is #279531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95278B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95278B color

#95278B rgb(149, 39, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95278B is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 15.3% green and 54.5% blue (149, 39, 139).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 59% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#95278B color codes

HEX	`#95278B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 39, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 15.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 59%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 74%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.31, 56.17, -31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.31, 64.23, 331)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.78, 9.706, 25.358)`
Decimal	`9774987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95278B, 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 #95278B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#95278B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #95278B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95278b; }
.text { color: #95278b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95278b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 39 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95278b, #952754); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #95278B?: #95278B is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95278B?: The RGB value is 149, 39, 139: 149 red, 39 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95278B?: The complementary color is #279531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95278B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.