What color is #9082AA?

#9082AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9082AA?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 170: 144 red, 130 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9082AA?

The complementary color is #9CAA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9082AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9082AA color

#9082AA rgb(144, 130, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9082AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 66.7% blue (144, 130, 170).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9082AA color codes

HEX	`#9082AA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 13.49, -19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 23.5, 305.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.738, 24.797, 41.4)`
Decimal	`9470634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9082AA, 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 #9082AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9082AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9082AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9082aa; }
.text { color: #9082aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9082aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9082aa, #a482aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9082AA?: #9082AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9082AA?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 170: 144 red, 130 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9082AA?: The complementary color is #9CAA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9082AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.