What color is #9488BE?

#9488BE is a light, desaturated violet known as Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magic Carpet?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 190: 148 red, 136 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magic Carpet?

The complementary color is #B2BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9488BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magic Carpet color: hex code #9488BE

#9488BE rgb(148, 136, 190)

Shades of blue

Magic Carpet has the hex code #9488BE. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 74.5% blue (148, 136, 190).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

Magic Carpet (#9488BE) color codes

HEX	`#9488BE`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, 15.97, -26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 30.96, 301.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.309, 27.622, 52.44)`
Decimal	`9734334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magic Carpet, 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 #9488BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9488BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #9488BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9488be; }
.text { color: #9488be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9488be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9488be, #af88be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9488BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9488BE?: #9488BE is a light, desaturated violet known as Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magic Carpet?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 190: 148 red, 136 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magic Carpet?: The complementary color is #B2BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9488BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.