What color is #968BAF?

#968BAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #968BAF?

The RGB value is 150, 139, 175: 150 red, 139 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #968BAF?

The complementary color is #A4AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #968BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#968BAF color

#968BAF rgb(150, 139, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #968BAF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 54.5% green and 68.6% blue (150, 139, 175).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#968BAF color codes

HEX	`#968BAF`
RGB	`rgb(150, 139, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 54.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 11.43, -17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 20.82, 303.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.547, 28.044, 44.406)`
Decimal	`9866159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #968BAF, 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 #968BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#968BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #968BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #968baf; }
.text { color: #968baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #968baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 139 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #968baf, #a88baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #968BAF?: #968BAF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #968BAF?: The RGB value is 150, 139, 175: 150 red, 139 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #968BAF?: The complementary color is #A4AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #968BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.