What color is #957D9E?

#957D9E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957D9E?

The RGB value is 149, 125, 158: 149 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957D9E?

The complementary color is #869E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957D9E color

#957D9E rgb(149, 125, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957D9E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49% green and 62% blue (149, 125, 158).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#957D9E color codes

HEX	`#957D9E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 125, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 15.49, -14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 21.02, 317.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.899, 23.526, 35.518)`
Decimal	`9797022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957D9E, 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 #957D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #957D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957d9e; }
.text { color: #957d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 125 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957d9e, #9e7d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957D9E?: #957D9E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957D9E?: The RGB value is 149, 125, 158: 149 red, 125 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957D9E?: The complementary color is #869E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.