What color is #937DA2?

#937DA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937DA2?

The RGB value is 147, 125, 162: 147 red, 125 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937DA2?

The complementary color is #8CA27D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937DA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937DA2 color

#937DA2 rgb(147, 125, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937DA2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49% green and 63.5% blue (147, 125, 162).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#937DA2 color codes

HEX	`#937DA2`
RGB	`rgb(147, 125, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 15.64, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 22.82, 313.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.887, 23.479, 37.344)`
Decimal	`9665954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937DA2, 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 #937DA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937DA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #937DA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937da2; }
.text { color: #937da2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937da2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 125 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937da2, #a27d9f); }

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Questions

What color is #937DA2?: #937DA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937DA2?: The RGB value is 147, 125, 162: 147 red, 125 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937DA2?: The complementary color is #8CA27D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937DA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.