What color is #9086AA?

#9086AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9086AA?

The RGB value is 144, 134, 170: 144 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9086AA?

The complementary color is #A0AA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9086AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9086AA color

#9086AA rgb(144, 134, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9086AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.5% green and 66.7% blue (144, 134, 170).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#9086AA color codes

HEX	`#9086AA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 134, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 11.18, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 20.89, 302.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.281, 25.882, 41.581)`
Decimal	`9471658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9086AA, 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 #9086AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9086AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #9086AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9086aa; }
.text { color: #9086aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9086aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 134 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9086aa, #a286aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9086AA?: #9086AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9086AA?: The RGB value is 144, 134, 170: 144 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9086AA?: The complementary color is #A0AA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9086AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.