What color is #937FA7?

#937FA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937FA7?

The RGB value is 147, 127, 167: 147 red, 127 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937FA7?

The complementary color is #93A77F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937FA7 color

#937FA7 rgb(147, 127, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937FA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49.8% green and 65.5% blue (147, 127, 167).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#937FA7 color codes

HEX	`#937FA7`
RGB	`rgb(147, 127, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 15.57, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 24.13, 310.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.596, 24.172, 39.816)`
Decimal	`9666471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937FA7, 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 #937FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #937FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937fa7; }
.text { color: #937fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 127 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937fa7, #a77fa7); }

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Questions

What color is #937FA7?: #937FA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937FA7?: The RGB value is 147, 127, 167: 147 red, 127 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937FA7?: The complementary color is #93A77F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.