What color is #938FBC?

#938FBC 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 #938FBC?

The RGB value is 147, 143, 188: 147 red, 143 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938FBC?

The complementary color is #B8BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938FBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938FBC color

#938FBC rgb(147, 143, 188)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.1% green and 73.7% blue (147, 143, 188).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#938FBC color codes

HEX	`#938FBC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 143, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.2, 11.15, -22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.2, 25.43, 296.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.93, 29.478, 51.628)`
Decimal	`9670588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938FBC, 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 #938FBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938FBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #938FBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938fbc; }
.text { color: #938fbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938fbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 143 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938fbc, #a98fbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #938FBC?: #938FBC 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 #938FBC?: The RGB value is 147, 143, 188: 147 red, 143 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938FBC?: The complementary color is #B8BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938FBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.