What color is #948EB5?

#948EB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948EB5?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 181: 148 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948EB5?

The complementary color is #AFB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948EB5 color

#948EB5 rgb(148, 142, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #948EB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (148, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#948EB5 color codes

HEX	`#948EB5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 10.41, -19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 22.15, 298.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.224, 28.978, 47.708)`
Decimal	`9735861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948EB5, 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 #948EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #948EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948eb5; }
.text { color: #948eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948eb5, #a88eb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #948EB5?: #948EB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948EB5?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 181: 148 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948EB5?: The complementary color is #AFB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.