Information about #948FAF color

#948FAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#948FAF falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(148, 143, 175) — 58% red, 56.1% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 13 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted blue, #948FAF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Slightly further away sit Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Tiebreaker (#8E97AB).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 143, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #948FAF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#948FAF color variations

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#948FAF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #948FAF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

#948FAF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#948FAF
  • RGB148, 143, 175
  • CMYK11, 13, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(148, 143, 175)
  • HSL249°, 17%, 62%
  • HSL Precise249.375°, 16.667%, 62.353%
  • HSV249°, 18%, 69%
  • HSB249°, 18%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.561, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.561, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.561, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID948FAF
  • DECIMAL ID9736111
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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