What color is #966E92?

#966E92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966E92?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 146: 150 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966E92?

The complementary color is #6E9672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966E92 color

#966E92 rgb(150, 110, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #966E92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 57.3% blue (150, 110, 146).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#966E92 color codes

HEX	`#966E92`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, 22.12, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 25.86, 328.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.341, 19.712, 29.764)`
Decimal	`9858706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966E92, 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 #966E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #966E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966e92; }
.text { color: #966e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966e92, #966e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #966E92?: #966E92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966E92?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 146: 150 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966E92?: The complementary color is #6E9672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.