What color is #968BA4?

#968BA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968BA4?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 164: 150 red, 139 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968BA4?

The complementary color is #99A48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968BA4 color

#968BA4 rgb(150, 139, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #968BA4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 64.3% blue (150, 139, 164).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#968BA4 color codes

HEX	`#968BA4`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, 9.04, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 14.79, 307.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.51, 27.63, 38.946)`
Decimal	`9866148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968BA4, 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 #968BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #968BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968ba4; }
.text { color: #968ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968ba4, #a38ba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #968BA4?: #968BA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968BA4?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 164: 150 red, 139 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968BA4?: The complementary color is #99A48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.