What color is #953885?

#953885 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #953885?

The RGB value is 149, 56, 133: 149 red, 56 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #953885?

The complementary color is #389548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #953885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#953885 color

#953885 rgb(149, 56, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #953885 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 22% green and 52.2% blue (149, 56, 133).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Excellency (#943589), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#953885 color codes

HEX	`#953885`
RGB	`rgb(149, 56, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 22%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 62%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 48.42, -24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 54.1, 333.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.042, 10.913, 23.342)`
Decimal	`9779333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #953885, 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 #953885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#953885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	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 #953885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #953885; }
.text { color: #953885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #953885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 56 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #953885, #953857); }

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Questions

What color is #953885?: #953885 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #953885?: The RGB value is 149, 56, 133: 149 red, 56 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #953885?: The complementary color is #389548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #953885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.