What color is #957192?

#957192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957192?

The RGB value is 149, 113, 146: 149 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957192?

The complementary color is #719574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957192 color

#957192 rgb(149, 113, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957192 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.3% green and 57.3% blue (149, 113, 146).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#957192 color codes

HEX	`#957192`
RGB	`rgb(149, 113, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 20.02, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 23.58, 328.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.487, 20.276, 29.865)`
Decimal	`9793938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957192, 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 #957192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #957192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957192; }
.text { color: #957192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 113 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957192, #957180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957192?: #957192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957192?: The RGB value is 149, 113, 146: 149 red, 113 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957192?: The complementary color is #719574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.