What color is #958AA3?

#958AA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958AA3?

The RGB value is 149, 138, 163: 149 red, 138 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958AA3?

The complementary color is #98A38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958AA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958AA3 color

#958AA3 rgb(149, 138, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958AA3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.1% green and 63.9% blue (149, 138, 163).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#958AA3 color codes

HEX	`#958AA3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 138, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 9.05, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 14.81, 307.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.093, 27.211, 38.415)`
Decimal	`9800355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958AA3, 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 #958AA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958AA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #958AA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958aa3; }
.text { color: #958aa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958aa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 138 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958aa3, #a28aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #958AA3?: #958AA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958AA3?: The RGB value is 149, 138, 163: 149 red, 138 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958AA3?: The complementary color is #98A38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958AA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.