What color is #947FAF?

#947FAF 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 #947FAF?

The RGB value is 148, 127, 175: 148 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947FAF?

The complementary color is #9AAF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947FAF color

#947FAF rgb(148, 127, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #947FAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.8% green and 68.6% blue (148, 127, 175).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#947FAF color codes

HEX	`#947FAF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 127, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, 17.69, -22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 28.56, 308.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.538, 24.57, 43.841)`
Decimal	`9732015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947FAF, 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 #947FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #947FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947faf; }
.text { color: #947faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 127 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947faf, #ac7faf); }

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Questions

What color is #947FAF?: #947FAF 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 #947FAF?: The RGB value is 148, 127, 175: 148 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947FAF?: The complementary color is #9AAF7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.