What color is #948CB2?

#948CB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948CB2?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 178: 148 red, 140 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948CB2?

The complementary color is #AAB28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948CB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948CB2 color

#948CB2 rgb(148, 140, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #948CB2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 69.8% blue (148, 140, 178).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#948CB2 color codes

HEX	`#948CB2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.13, 10.87, -18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.13, 21.73, 300)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.625, 28.266, 46.006)`
Decimal	`9735346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948CB2, 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 #948CB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948CB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #948CB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948cb2; }
.text { color: #948cb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948cb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948cb2, #a78cb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #948CB2?: #948CB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948CB2?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 178: 148 red, 140 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948CB2?: The complementary color is #AAB28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948CB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.