What color is #948ABB?

#948ABB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948ABB?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 187: 148 red, 138 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948ABB?

The complementary color is #B1BB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948ABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948ABB color

#948ABB rgb(148, 138, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #948ABB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 73.3% blue (148, 138, 187).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#948ABB color codes

HEX	`#948ABB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 14.1, -24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 28.02, 300.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.269, 28.06, 50.826)`
Decimal	`9734843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948ABB, 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 #948ABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948ABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #948ABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948abb; }
.text { color: #948abb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948abb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948abb, #ad8abb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #948ABB?: #948ABB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948ABB?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 187: 148 red, 138 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948ABB?: The complementary color is #B1BB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948ABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.