What color is #948AAB?

#948AAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948AAB?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 171: 148 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948AAB?

The complementary color is #A1AB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948AAB color

#948AAB rgb(148, 138, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #948AAB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 67.1% blue (148, 138, 171).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#948AAB color codes

HEX	`#948AAB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, 10.44, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 19.12, 303.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.65, 27.413, 42.302)`
Decimal	`9734827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948AAB, 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 #948AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #948AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948aab; }
.text { color: #948aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948aab, #a58aab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #948AAB?: #948AAB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948AAB?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 171: 148 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948AAB?: The complementary color is #A1AB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.