What color is #943AE0?

#943AE0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamscape Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943AE0?

The RGB value is 148, 58, 224: 148 red, 58 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943AE0?

The complementary color is #86E03A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943AE0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943AE0 color

#943AE0 rgb(148, 58, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #943AE0 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 22.7% green and 87.8% blue (148, 58, 224).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 73% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dreamscape Purple (#9632CE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#943AE0 color codes

HEX	`#943AE0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 58, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 22.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 73%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 74%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 74%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 65.5, -68.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 94.85, 313.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.177, 14.704, 71.913)`
Decimal	`9714400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943AE0, 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 #943AE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#943AE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	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 #943AE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943ae0; }
.text { color: #943ae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943ae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 58 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943ae0, #e03ad9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #943AE0?: #943AE0 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamscape Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943AE0?: The RGB value is 148, 58, 224: 148 red, 58 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943AE0?: The complementary color is #86E03A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943AE0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.