What color is #9083C4?

#9083C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9083C4?

The RGB value is 144, 131, 196: 144 red, 131 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9083C4?

The complementary color is #B7C483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9083C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9083C4 color

#9083C4 rgb(144, 131, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9083C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.4% green and 76.9% blue (144, 131, 196).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#9083C4 color codes

HEX	`#9083C4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 131, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 33%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 19.11, -32.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 37.33, 300.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.579, 26.147, 55.702)`
Decimal	`9470916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9083C4, 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 #9083C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9083C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #9083C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9083c4; }
.text { color: #9083c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9083c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 131 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9083c4, #b183c4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9083C4?: #9083C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9083C4?: The RGB value is 144, 131, 196: 144 red, 131 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9083C4?: The complementary color is #B7C483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9083C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.