What color is #938DA9?

#938DA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938DA9?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 169: 147 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938DA9?

The complementary color is #A3A98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938DA9 color

#938DA9 rgb(147, 141, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938DA9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 66.3% blue (147, 141, 169).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#938DA9 color codes

HEX	`#938DA9`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 7.95, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 16.03, 299.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.717, 28.117, 41.443)`
Decimal	`9670057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938DA9, 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 #938DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #938DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938da9; }
.text { color: #938da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938da9, #a18da9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938DA9?: #938DA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938DA9?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 169: 147 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938DA9?: The complementary color is #A3A98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.