What color is #948DB2?

#948DB2 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 #948DB2?

The RGB value is 148, 141, 178: 148 red, 141 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948DB2?

The complementary color is #ABB28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948DB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948DB2 color

#948DB2 rgb(148, 141, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #948DB2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.3% green and 69.8% blue (148, 141, 178).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 19% saturation and 63% 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 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#948DB2 color codes

HEX	`#948DB2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 141, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, 10.29, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 21.1, 299.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.772, 28.56, 46.055)`
Decimal	`9735602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948DB2, 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 #948DB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948DB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #948DB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948db2; }
.text { color: #948db2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948db2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 141 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948db2, #a78db2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #948DB2?: #948DB2 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 #948DB2?: The RGB value is 148, 141, 178: 148 red, 141 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948DB2?: The complementary color is #ABB28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948DB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.