What color is #938EBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #938EBB?

The RGB value is 147, 142, 187: 147 red, 142 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938EBB?

The complementary color is #B6BB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938EBB color

#938EBB rgb(147, 142, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938EBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.7% green and 73.3% blue (147, 142, 187).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#938EBB color codes

HEX	`#938EBB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 142, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 11.49, -22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 25.48, 296.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.673, 29.136, 51.012)`
Decimal	`9670331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938EBB, 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 #938EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #938EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938ebb; }
.text { color: #938ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 142 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938ebb, #a98ebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #938EBB?: #938EBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938EBB?: The RGB value is 147, 142, 187: 147 red, 142 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938EBB?: The complementary color is #B6BB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.