What color is #948FB9?

#948FB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948FB9?

The RGB value is 148, 143, 185: 148 red, 143 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948FB9?

The complementary color is #B4B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948FB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948FB9 color

#948FB9 rgb(148, 143, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #948FB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.1% green and 72.5% blue (148, 143, 185).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#948FB9 color codes

HEX	`#948FB9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 143, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, 10.76, -21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 23.77, 296.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.79, 29.443, 49.95)`
Decimal	`9736121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948FB9, 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 #948FB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948FB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #948FB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948fb9; }
.text { color: #948fb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948fb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 143 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948fb9, #a98fb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #948FB9?: #948FB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948FB9?: The RGB value is 148, 143, 185: 148 red, 143 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948FB9?: The complementary color is #B4B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948FB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.