What color is #9070A6?

#9070A6 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 #9070A6?

The RGB value is 144, 112, 166: 144 red, 112 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9070A6?

The complementary color is #86A670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9070A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9070A6 color

#9070A6 rgb(144, 112, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9070A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 43.9% green and 65.1% blue (144, 112, 166).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#9070A6 color codes

HEX	`#9070A6`
RGB	`rgb(144, 112, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 43.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, 23.09, -24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 33.44, 313.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.178, 20.271, 38.708)`
Decimal	`9466022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9070A6, 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 #9070A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9070A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #9070A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9070a6; }
.text { color: #9070a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9070a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 112 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9070a6, #a670a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9070A6?: #9070A6 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 #9070A6?: The RGB value is 144, 112, 166: 144 red, 112 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9070A6?: The complementary color is #86A670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9070A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.