What color is #938DAA?

#938DAA 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 #938DAA?

The RGB value is 147, 141, 170: 147 red, 141 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938DAA?

The complementary color is #A4AA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938DAA color

#938DAA rgb(147, 141, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938DAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.3% green and 66.7% blue (147, 141, 170).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#938DAA color codes

HEX	`#938DAA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 141, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 8.17, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 16.59, 299.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.812, 28.155, 41.939)`
Decimal	`9670058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938DAA, 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 #938DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #938DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938daa; }
.text { color: #938daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 141 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938daa, #a28daa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938DAA?: #938DAA 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 #938DAA?: The RGB value is 147, 141, 170: 147 red, 141 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938DAA?: The complementary color is #A4AA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.