What color is #958098?

#958098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958098?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 152: 149 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958098?

The complementary color is #839880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958098 color

#958098 rgb(149, 128, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958098 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 59.6% blue (149, 128, 152).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#958098 color codes

HEX	`#958098`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 12.52, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 15.95, 321.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.78, 24.095, 32.992)`
Decimal	`9797784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958098, 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 #958098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #958098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958098; }
.text { color: #958098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958098, #98808f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958098?: #958098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958098?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 152: 149 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958098?: The complementary color is #839880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.