What color is #95769C?

#95769C 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 #95769C?

The RGB value is 149, 118, 156: 149 red, 118 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95769C?

The complementary color is #7D9C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95769C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95769C color

#95769C rgb(149, 118, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95769C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.3% green and 61.2% blue (149, 118, 156).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#95769C color codes

HEX	`#95769C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 118, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, 19.13, -15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 24.85, 320.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.873, 21.747, 34.333)`
Decimal	`9795228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95769C, 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 #95769C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95769C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #95769C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95769c; }
.text { color: #95769c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95769c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 118 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95769c, #9c7690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #95769C?: #95769C 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 #95769C?: The RGB value is 149, 118, 156: 149 red, 118 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95769C?: The complementary color is #7D9C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95769C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.