What color is #947BCB?

#947BCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947BCB?

The RGB value is 148, 123, 203: 148 red, 123 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947BCB?

The complementary color is #B2CB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947BCB color

#947BCB rgb(148, 123, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947BCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.2% green and 79.6% blue (148, 123, 203).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#947BCB color codes

HEX	`#947BCB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 123, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 39%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, 26.68, -38.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 46.49, 305.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.073, 24.773, 59.686)`
Decimal	`9731019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947BCB, 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 #947BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #947BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947bcb; }
.text { color: #947bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 123 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947bcb, #bc7bcb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #947BCB?: #947BCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947BCB?: The RGB value is 148, 123, 203: 148 red, 123 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947BCB?: The complementary color is #B2CB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.