What color is #937BA3?

#937BA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937BA3?

The RGB value is 147, 123, 163: 147 red, 123 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937BA3?

The complementary color is #8BA37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937BA3 color

#937BA3 rgb(147, 123, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937BA3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 48.2% green and 63.9% blue (147, 123, 163).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#937BA3 color codes

HEX	`#937BA3`
RGB	`rgb(147, 123, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 48.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.09, 17.02, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.09, 24.71, 313.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.725, 23.014, 37.73)`
Decimal	`9665443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937BA3, 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 #937BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #937BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937ba3; }
.text { color: #937ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 123 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937ba3, #a37b9f); }

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Questions

What color is #937BA3?: #937BA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937BA3?: The RGB value is 147, 123, 163: 147 red, 123 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937BA3?: The complementary color is #8BA37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.