What color is #9082AE?

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

What is the RGB value of #9082AE?

The RGB value is 144, 130, 174: 144 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9082AE?

The complementary color is #A0AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9082AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9082AE color

#9082AE rgb(144, 130, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9082AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51% green and 68.2% blue (144, 130, 174).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#9082AE color codes

HEX	`#9082AE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 130, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, 14.41, -21.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 25.72, 304.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.123, 24.95, 43.423)`
Decimal	`9470638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9082AE, 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 #9082AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9082AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #9082AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9082ae; }
.text { color: #9082ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9082ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 130 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9082ae, #a682ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9082AE?: #9082AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9082AE?: The RGB value is 144, 130, 174: 144 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9082AE?: The complementary color is #A0AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9082AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.