What color is #956E90?

#956E90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956E90?

The RGB value is 149, 110, 144: 149 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956E90?

The complementary color is #6E9573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956E90?

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

#956E90 color

#956E90 rgb(149, 110, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956E90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (149, 110, 144).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#956E90 color codes

HEX	`#956E90`
RGB	`rgb(149, 110, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 43.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 21.38, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 24.77, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.004, 19.556, 28.943)`
Decimal	`9793168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956E90, 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 #956E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #956E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956e90; }
.text { color: #956e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 110 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956e90, #956e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #956E90?: #956E90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956E90?: The RGB value is 149, 110, 144: 149 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956E90?: The complementary color is #6E9573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.