What color is #955D95?

#955D95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #955D95?

The RGB value is 149, 93, 149: 149 red, 93 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #955D95?

The complementary color is #5D955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #955D95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#955D95 color

#955D95 rgb(149, 93, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #955D95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 36.5% green and 58.4% blue (149, 93, 149).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#955D95 color codes

HEX	`#955D95`
RGB	`rgb(149, 93, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 36.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 32.12, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 38.56, 326.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.733, 16.389, 30.447)`
Decimal	`9788821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #955D95, 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 #955D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#955D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #955D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #955d95; }
.text { color: #955d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #955d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 93 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #955d95, #955d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #955D95?: #955D95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #955D95?: The RGB value is 149, 93, 149: 149 red, 93 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #955D95?: The complementary color is #5D955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #955D95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.