What color is #938CD0?

#938CD0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938CD0?

The RGB value is 147, 140, 208: 147 red, 140 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938CD0?

The complementary color is #C9D08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938CD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938CD0 color

#938CD0 rgb(147, 140, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938CD0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 54.9% green and 81.6% blue (147, 140, 208).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 42% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#938CD0 color codes

HEX	`#938CD0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 140, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 54.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 42%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 17.79, -34.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 38.42, 297.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.793, 29.513, 63.631)`
Decimal	`9669840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938CD0, 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 #938CD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938CD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #938CD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938cd0; }
.text { color: #938cd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938cd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 140 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938cd0, #b58cd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #938CD0?: #938CD0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938CD0?: The RGB value is 147, 140, 208: 147 red, 140 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938CD0?: The complementary color is #C9D08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938CD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.