What color is #947FAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #947FAE?

The RGB value is 148, 127, 174: 148 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947FAE?

The complementary color is #99AE7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947FAE color

#947FAE rgb(148, 127, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947FAE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.8% green and 68.2% blue (148, 127, 174).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#947FAE color codes

HEX	`#947FAE`
RGB	`rgb(148, 127, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, 17.47, -21.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 28.02, 308.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.441, 24.531, 43.325)`
Decimal	`9732014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947FAE, 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 #947FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #947FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947fae; }
.text { color: #947fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 127 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947fae, #ac7fae); }

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Questions

What color is #947FAE?: #947FAE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947FAE?: The RGB value is 148, 127, 174: 148 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947FAE?: The complementary color is #99AE7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.