What color is #9089AB?

#9089AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9089AB?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 171: 144 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9089AB?

The complementary color is #A4AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9089AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9089AB color

#9089AB rgb(144, 137, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9089AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 67.1% blue (144, 137, 171).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9089AB color codes

HEX	`#9089AB`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 9.68, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 19.53, 299.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.796, 26.761, 42.221)`
Decimal	`9472427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9089AB, 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 #9089AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9089AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9089AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9089ab; }
.text { color: #9089ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9089ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9089ab, #a189ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9089AB?: #9089AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9089AB?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 171: 144 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9089AB?: The complementary color is #A4AB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9089AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.