What color is #9095B4?

#9095B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9095B4?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 180: 144 red, 149 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9095B4?

The complementary color is #B4AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9095B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9095B4 color

#9095B4 rgb(144, 149, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9095B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 70.6% blue (144, 149, 180).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#9095B4 color codes

HEX	`#9095B4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 4.89, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 17.43, 286.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.485, 30.719, 47.494)`
Decimal	`9475508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9095B4, 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 #9095B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9095B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9095B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9095b4; }
.text { color: #9095b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9095b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9095b4, #9d90b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9095B4?: #9095B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9095B4?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 180: 144 red, 149 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9095B4?: The complementary color is #B4AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9095B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.