#946689 colour

#946689 is a greyish magenta close to CSS gray. RGB 148, 102, 137, HSL 314, 18%, 49%. White text passes AA (4.65:1), black passes AA (4.52:1).

#946689

Nearest CSS name: gray #808080 (not an exact match)
Described as: a greyish magenta
Red, green, blue: 148, 102, 137
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.176 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#946689`
RGB	`rgb(148, 102, 137)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(58% 40% 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314.3, 18.4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314.3, 31.1%, 58%)`
HWB	`hwb(314.3 40% 42%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 42%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(49.04% 23.34 -11.65)`
OKLCH	`oklch(57% 0.0766 335.52)`
Decimal	`9725577`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 4.65:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 4.52:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	4.65:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass
Black	4.52:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

White text is the better choice on #946689 (4.65:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#9e7494 18%#a7829e 27%#b190a9 36%#bb9eb4 45%#c5acbf 55%#ceb9c9 64%#d8c7d4 73%#e2d5df 82%#ece3ea 91%#f5f1f4

9%#875d7d 18%#795370 27%#6c4a64 36%#5e4157 45%#51384b 55%#432e3e 64%#362532 73%#281c25 82%#1b1319 91%#0d090c

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#946689 #669471

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#886694 #946689 #946672

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#946689 #899466 #668994

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#946689 #729466 #669488

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#946689 #948866 #669471 #667294

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#946689 Protanopia#66708a Deuteranopia#717788 Tritanopia#996872 Achromatopsia#747474

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #946689;`
Background	`background-color: #946689;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #946689;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(148 102 137 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #946689;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #946689, #593d52);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #bfa3b8, #946689);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #946689; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #946689 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.