What color is #938EC8?

#938EC8 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 #938EC8?

The RGB value is 147, 142, 200: 147 red, 142 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938EC8?

The complementary color is #C3C88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938EC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938EC8 color

#938EC8 rgb(147, 142, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #938EC8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 55.7% green and 78.4% blue (147, 142, 200).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 6.94:1).

#938EC8 color codes

HEX	`#938EC8`
RGB	`rgb(147, 142, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 55.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 14.63, -29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 32.74, 296.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.128, 29.719, 58.676)`
Decimal	`9670344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938EC8, 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 #938EC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938EC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #938EC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938ec8; }
.text { color: #938ec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938ec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 142 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938ec8, #b08ec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #938EC8?: #938EC8 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 #938EC8?: The RGB value is 147, 142, 200: 147 red, 142 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938EC8?: The complementary color is #C3C88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938EC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.