What color is #9095CA?

#9095CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9095CA?

The RGB value is 144, 149, 202: 144 red, 149 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9095CA?

The complementary color is #CAC590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9095CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9095CA color

#9095CA rgb(144, 149, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9095CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.4% green and 79.2% blue (144, 149, 202).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#9095CA color codes

HEX	`#9095CA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 149, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 10.21, -27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 29.66, 290.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.907, 31.688, 60.248)`
Decimal	`9475530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9095CA, 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 #9095CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9095CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #9095CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9095ca; }
.text { color: #9095ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9095ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 149 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9095ca, #a890ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9095CA?: #9095CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9095CA?: The RGB value is 144, 149, 202: 144 red, 149 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9095CA?: The complementary color is #CAC590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9095CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.