What color is #95749B?

#95749B 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 #95749B?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 155: 149 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95749B?

The complementary color is #7A9B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95749B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95749B color

#95749B rgb(149, 116, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95749B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 60.8% blue (149, 116, 155).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#95749B color codes

HEX	`#95749B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, 20.09, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 25.74, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.555, 21.247, 33.812)`
Decimal	`9794715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95749B, 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 #95749B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95749B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #95749B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95749b; }
.text { color: #95749b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95749b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95749b, #9b748d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #95749B?: #95749B 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 #95749B?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 155: 149 red, 116 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95749B?: The complementary color is #7A9B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95749B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.