What color is #9188A4?

#9188A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9188A4?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 164: 145 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9188A4?

The complementary color is #9BA488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9188A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9188A4 color

#9188A4 rgb(145, 136, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9188A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 64.3% blue (145, 136, 164).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#9188A4 color codes

HEX	`#9188A4`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 9.03, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 16.32, 303.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.181, 26.308, 38.761)`
Decimal	`9537700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9188A4, 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 #9188A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9188A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #9188A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9188a4; }
.text { color: #9188a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9188a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9188a4, #9f88a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9188A4?: #9188A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9188A4?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 164: 145 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9188A4?: The complementary color is #9BA488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9188A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.