What color is #958099?

#958099 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958099?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 153: 149 red, 128 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958099?

The complementary color is #849980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958099 color

#958099 rgb(149, 128, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958099 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 60% blue (149, 128, 153).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% 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 5.83:1).

#958099 color codes

HEX	`#958099`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 12.73, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 16.44, 320.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.863, 24.128, 33.426)`
Decimal	`9797785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958099, 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 #958099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #958099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958099; }
.text { color: #958099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958099, #998091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #958099?: #958099 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958099?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 153: 149 red, 128 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958099?: The complementary color is #849980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.