What color is #938CAC?

#938CAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938CAC?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 172: 147 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938CAC?

The complementary color is #A5AC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938CAC?

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.

#938CAC color

#938CAC rgb(147, 140, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938CAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 67.5% blue (147, 140, 172).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#938CAC color codes

HEX	`#938CAC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, 9.18, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 18.33, 300.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.856, 27.938, 42.894)`
Decimal	`9669804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#938CAC 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 #938CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938cac; }
.text { color: #938cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938cac, #a38cac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #938CAC?: #938CAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938CAC?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 172: 147 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938CAC?: The complementary color is #A5AC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938CAC?: 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.