What color is #957790?

#957790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957790?

The RGB value is 149, 119, 144: 149 red, 119 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957790?

The complementary color is #77957C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957790 color

#957790 rgb(149, 119, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957790 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.7% green and 56.5% blue (149, 119, 144).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#957790 color codes

HEX	`#957790`
RGB	`rgb(149, 119, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, 16.15, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 18.54, 330.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.025, 21.597, 29.283)`
Decimal	`9795472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957790, 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 #957790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #957790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957790; }
.text { color: #957790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 119 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957790, #957781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957790?: #957790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957790?: The RGB value is 149, 119, 144: 149 red, 119 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957790?: The complementary color is #77957C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.