What color is #958498?

#958498 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 #958498?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 152: 149 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958498?

The complementary color is #879884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958498 color

#958498 rgb(149, 132, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958498 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 59.6% blue (149, 132, 152).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#958498 color codes

HEX	`#958498`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, 10.22, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 13.18, 320.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.312, 25.159, 33.17)`
Decimal	`9798808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958498, 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 #958498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #958498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958498; }
.text { color: #958498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958498, #988491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958498?: #958498 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 #958498?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 152: 149 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958498?: The complementary color is #879884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.