What color is #9183A9?

#9183A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9183A9?

The RGB value is 145, 131, 169: 145 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9183A9?

The complementary color is #9BA983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9183A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9183A9 color

#9183A9 rgb(145, 131, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9183A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 51.4% green and 66.3% blue (145, 131, 169).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#9183A9 color codes

HEX	`#9183A9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 131, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 51.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, 13.02, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 22.37, 305.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.953, 25.117, 40.957)`
Decimal	`9536425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9183A9, 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 #9183A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9183A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #9183A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9183a9; }
.text { color: #9183a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9183a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 131 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9183a9, #a483a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9183A9?: #9183A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9183A9?: The RGB value is 145, 131, 169: 145 red, 131 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9183A9?: The complementary color is #9BA983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9183A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.