What color is #938FA1?

#938FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938FA1?

The RGB value is 147, 143, 161: 147 red, 143 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938FA1?

The complementary color is #9DA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938FA1 color

#938FA1 rgb(147, 143, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #938FA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.1% green and 63.1% blue (147, 143, 161).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#938FA1 color codes

HEX	`#938FA1`
RGB	`rgb(147, 143, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, 5.09, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 10.3, 299.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.287, 28.421, 37.707)`
Decimal	`9670561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938FA1, 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 #938FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #938FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938fa1; }
.text { color: #938fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 143 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938fa1, #9c8fa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #938FA1?: #938FA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938FA1?: The RGB value is 147, 143, 161: 147 red, 143 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938FA1?: The complementary color is #9DA18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.