What color is #938CA6?

#938CA6 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 #938CA6?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 166: 147 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938CA6?

The complementary color is #9FA68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938CA6 color

#938CA6 rgb(147, 140, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #938CA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 65.1% blue (147, 140, 166).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#938CA6 color codes

HEX	`#938CA6`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 7.86, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 14.99, 301.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.292, 27.712, 39.927)`
Decimal	`9669798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938CA6, 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 #938CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #938CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938ca6; }
.text { color: #938ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938ca6, #a08ca6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938CA6?: #938CA6 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 #938CA6?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 166: 147 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938CA6?: The complementary color is #9FA68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.