What color is #947EBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #947EBF?

The RGB value is 148, 126, 191: 148 red, 126 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947EBF?

The complementary color is #A9BF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947EBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947EBF color

#947EBF rgb(148, 126, 191)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.4% green and 74.9% blue (148, 126, 191).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 34% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#947EBF color codes

HEX	`#947EBF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 126, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 34%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 22.01, -30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 37.97, 305.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.075, 24.979, 52.57)`
Decimal	`9731775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947EBF, 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 #947EBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947EBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #947EBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947ebf; }
.text { color: #947ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947ebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 126 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947ebf, #b57ebf); }

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Questions

What color is #947EBF?: #947EBF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947EBF?: The RGB value is 148, 126, 191: 148 red, 126 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947EBF?: The complementary color is #A9BF7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947EBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.