What color is #93849B?

#93849B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93849B?

The RGB value is 147, 132, 155: 147 red, 132 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93849B?

The complementary color is #8C9B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93849B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93849B color

#93849B rgb(147, 132, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93849B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51.8% green and 60.8% blue (147, 132, 155).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#93849B color codes

HEX	`#93849B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 132, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 10.12, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 14.36, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.199, 25.072, 34.463)`
Decimal	`9667739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93849B, 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 #93849B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93849B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #93849B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93849b; }
.text { color: #93849b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93849b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 132 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93849b, #9b8498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #93849B?: #93849B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93849B?: The RGB value is 147, 132, 155: 147 red, 132 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93849B?: The complementary color is #8C9B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93849B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.