What color is #9070A4?

#9070A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9070A4?

The RGB value is 144, 112, 164: 144 red, 112 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9070A4?

The complementary color is #84A470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9070A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9070A4 color

#9070A4 rgb(144, 112, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9070A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.9% green and 64.3% blue (144, 112, 164).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#9070A4 color codes

HEX	`#9070A4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 112, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 22.64, -23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 32.39, 314.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.995, 20.198, 37.749)`
Decimal	`9466020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9070A4, 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 #9070A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9070A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #9070A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9070a4; }
.text { color: #9070a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9070a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 112 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9070a4, #a4709e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9070A4?: #9070A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9070A4?: The RGB value is 144, 112, 164: 144 red, 112 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9070A4?: The complementary color is #84A470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9070A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.