What color is #966EA5?

#966EA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966EA5?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 165: 150 red, 110 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966EA5?

The complementary color is #7DA56E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966EA5 color

#966EA5 rgb(150, 110, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #966EA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 64.7% blue (150, 110, 165).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#966EA5 color codes

HEX	`#966EA5`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 33%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, 26.01, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 35, 318)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.944, 20.353, 38.205)`
Decimal	`9858725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966EA5, 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 #966EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #966EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966ea5; }
.text { color: #966ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966ea5, #a56e99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #966EA5?: #966EA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966EA5?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 165: 150 red, 110 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966EA5?: The complementary color is #7DA56E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.