What color is #957B9A?

#957B9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957B9A?

The RGB value is 149, 123, 154: 149 red, 123 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957B9A?

The complementary color is #809A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957B9A color

#957B9A rgb(149, 123, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957B9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 48.2% green and 60.4% blue (149, 123, 154).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 5.58:1).

#957B9A color codes

HEX	`#957B9A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 123, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 48.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, 15.82, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 20.4, 320.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.309, 22.889, 33.65)`
Decimal	`9796506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957B9A, 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 #957B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #957B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957b9a; }
.text { color: #957b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 123 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957b9a, #9a7b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957B9A?: #957B9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957B9A?: The RGB value is 149, 123, 154: 149 red, 123 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957B9A?: The complementary color is #809A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.