What color is #938ABA?

#938ABA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938ABA?

The RGB value is 147, 138, 186: 147 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938ABA?

The complementary color is #B1BA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938ABA color

#938ABA rgb(147, 138, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938ABA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.1% green and 72.9% blue (147, 138, 186).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#938ABA color codes

HEX	`#938ABA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 138, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 13.55, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 27.42, 299.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.982, 27.925, 50.255)`
Decimal	`9669306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938ABA, 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 #938ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #938ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938aba; }
.text { color: #938aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 138 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938aba, #ab8aba); }

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Questions

What color is #938ABA?: #938ABA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938ABA?: The RGB value is 147, 138, 186: 147 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938ABA?: The complementary color is #B1BA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.