What color is #957894?

#957894 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957894?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 148: 149 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957894?

The complementary color is #789579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957894 color

#957894 rgb(149, 120, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957894 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 58% blue (149, 120, 148).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#957894 color codes

HEX	`#957894`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, 16.35, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 19.63, 326.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.456, 21.961, 30.962)`
Decimal	`9795732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957894, 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 #957894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #957894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957894; }
.text { color: #957894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957894, #957886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957894?: #957894 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957894?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 148: 149 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957894?: The complementary color is #789579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.