What color is #958298?

#958298 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958298?

The RGB value is 149, 130, 152: 149 red, 130 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958298?

The complementary color is #859882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958298 color

#958298 rgb(149, 130, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958298 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51% green and 59.6% blue (149, 130, 152).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#958298 color codes

HEX	`#958298`
RGB	`rgb(149, 130, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, 11.37, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 14.56, 321.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.044, 24.622, 33.08)`
Decimal	`9798296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958298, 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 #958298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #958298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958298; }
.text { color: #958298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 130 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958298, #988290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958298?: #958298 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958298?: The RGB value is 149, 130, 152: 149 red, 130 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958298?: The complementary color is #859882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.