What color is #9088B4?

#9088B4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9088B4?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 180: 144 red, 136 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9088B4?

The complementary color is #ACB488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9088B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9088B4 color

#9088B4 rgb(144, 136, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9088B4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 70.6% blue (144, 136, 180).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#9088B4 color codes

HEX	`#9088B4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 12.33, -21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 25.21, 299.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.542, 26.833, 46.847)`
Decimal	`9472180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9088B4, 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 #9088B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9088B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #9088B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9088b4; }
.text { color: #9088b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9088b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9088b4, #a688b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9088B4?: #9088B4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9088B4?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 180: 144 red, 136 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9088B4?: The complementary color is #ACB488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9088B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.