What color is #9088C8?

#9088C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9088C8?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 200: 144 red, 136 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9088C8?

The complementary color is #C0C888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9088C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9088C8 color

#9088C8 rgb(144, 136, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9088C8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 78.4% blue (144, 136, 200).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9088C8 color codes

HEX	`#9088C8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 17.2, -32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 36.4, 298.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.728, 27.707, 58.361)`
Decimal	`9472200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9088C8, 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 #9088C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9088C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9088C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9088c8; }
.text { color: #9088c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9088c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9088c8, #b088c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9088C8?: #9088C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9088C8?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 200: 144 red, 136 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9088C8?: The complementary color is #C0C888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9088C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.