What color is #95809B?

#95809B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95809B?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 155: 149 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95809B?

The complementary color is #869B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95809B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95809B color

#95809B rgb(149, 128, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95809B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 60.8% blue (149, 128, 155).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#95809B color codes

HEX	`#95809B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 13.13, -11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 17.43, 318.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.029, 24.195, 34.303)`
Decimal	`9797787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95809B, 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 #95809B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95809B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #95809B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95809b; }
.text { color: #95809b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95809b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95809b, #9b8093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #95809B?: #95809B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95809B?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 155: 149 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95809B?: The complementary color is #869B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95809B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.