What color is #95669C?

#95669C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95669C?

The RGB value is 149, 102, 156: 149 red, 102 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95669C?

The complementary color is #6D9C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95669C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95669C color

#95669C rgb(149, 102, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95669C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 40% green and 61.2% blue (149, 102, 156).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#95669C color codes

HEX	`#95669C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 102, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 40%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 28.4, -21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 35.82, 322.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.146, 18.293, 33.758)`
Decimal	`9791132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95669C, 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 #95669C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#95669C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #95669C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95669c; }
.text { color: #95669c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95669c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 102 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95669c, #9c6688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #95669C?: #95669C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95669C?: The RGB value is 149, 102, 156: 149 red, 102 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95669C?: The complementary color is #6D9C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95669C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.