What color is #948FA2?

#948FA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948FA2?

The RGB value is 148, 143, 162: 148 red, 143 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948FA2?

The complementary color is #9DA28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948FA2?

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.

#948FA2 color

#948FA2 rgb(148, 143, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948FA2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.1% green and 63.5% blue (148, 143, 162).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#948FA2 color codes

HEX	`#948FA2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 143, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 5.65, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 10.92, 301.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.556, 28.549, 38.182)`
Decimal	`9736098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948FA2, 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 #948FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948FA2 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 #948FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948fa2; }
.text { color: #948fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 143 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948fa2, #9d8fa2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #948FA2?: #948FA2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948FA2?: The RGB value is 148, 143, 162: 148 red, 143 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948FA2?: The complementary color is #9DA28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948FA2?: 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.