What color is #9188AF?

#9188AF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9188AF?

The RGB value is 145, 136, 175: 145 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9188AF?

The complementary color is #A6AF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9188AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9188AF color

#9188AF rgb(145, 136, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9188AF is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.3% green and 68.6% blue (145, 136, 175).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9188AF color codes

HEX	`#9188AF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 136, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, 11.5, -19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 22.45, 300.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.217, 26.723, 44.221)`
Decimal	`9537711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9188AF, 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 #9188AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9188AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #9188AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9188af; }
.text { color: #9188af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9188af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 136 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9188af, #a488af); }

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Questions

What color is #9188AF?: #9188AF is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9188AF?: The RGB value is 145, 136, 175: 145 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9188AF?: The complementary color is #A6AF88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9188AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.