What color is #9088D0?

#9088D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9088D0?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 208: 144 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9088D0?

The complementary color is #C8D088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9088D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9088D0 color

#9088D0 rgb(144, 136, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9088D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 81.6% blue (144, 136, 208).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 43% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9088D0 color codes

HEX	`#9088D0`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 43%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, 19.24, -36.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 40.85, 298.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.688, 28.091, 63.415)`
Decimal	`9472208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9088D0, 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 #9088D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9088D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #9088D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9088d0; }
.text { color: #9088d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9088d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9088d0, #b488d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9088D0?: #9088D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9088D0?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 208: 144 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9088D0?: The complementary color is #C8D088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9088D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.