What color is #957290?

#957290 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 #957290?

The RGB value is 149, 114, 144: 149 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957290?

The complementary color is #729577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957290 color

#957290 rgb(149, 114, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957290 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.7% green and 56.5% blue (149, 114, 144).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#957290 color codes

HEX	`#957290`
RGB	`rgb(149, 114, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, 19.05, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 22, 329.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.445, 20.438, 29.09)`
Decimal	`9794192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957290, 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 #957290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #957290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957290; }
.text { color: #957290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 114 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957290, #95727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957290?: #957290 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 #957290?: The RGB value is 149, 114, 144: 149 red, 114 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957290?: The complementary color is #729577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.