What color is #9074AC?

#9074AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9074AC?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 172: 144 red, 116 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9074AC?

The complementary color is #90AC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9074AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9074AC color

#9074AC rgb(144, 116, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9074AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 67.5% blue (144, 116, 172).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#9074AC color codes

HEX	`#9074AC`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 22.11, -25.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 33.95, 310.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.192, 21.399, 41.825)`
Decimal	`9467052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9074AC, 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 #9074AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9074AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #9074AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9074ac; }
.text { color: #9074ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9074ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9074ac, #ac74ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9074AC?: #9074AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9074AC?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 172: 144 red, 116 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9074AC?: The complementary color is #90AC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9074AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.