What color is #948CA6?

#948CA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948CA6?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 166: 148 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948CA6?

The complementary color is #9EA68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948CA6 color

#948CA6 rgb(148, 140, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #948CA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 65.1% blue (148, 140, 166).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#948CA6 color codes

HEX	`#948CA6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, 8.21, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 15.06, 303.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.472, 27.805, 39.936)`
Decimal	`9735334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948CA6, 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 #948CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #948CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948ca6; }
.text { color: #948ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948ca6, #a18ca6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #948CA6?: #948CA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948CA6?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 166: 148 red, 140 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948CA6?: The complementary color is #9EA68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.