What color is #9180AB?

#9180AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9180AB?

The RGB value is 145, 128, 171: 145 red, 128 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9180AB?

The complementary color is #9AAB80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9180AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9180AB color

#9180AB rgb(145, 128, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9180AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.2% green and 67.1% blue (145, 128, 171).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#9180AB color codes

HEX	`#9180AB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 128, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 15.21, -20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 25.45, 306.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.745, 24.398, 41.821)`
Decimal	`9535659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9180AB, 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 #9180AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9180AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #9180AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9180ab; }
.text { color: #9180ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9180ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 128 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9180ab, #a780ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9180AB?: #9180AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9180AB?: The RGB value is 145, 128, 171: 145 red, 128 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9180AB?: The complementary color is #9AAB80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9180AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.