What color is #9290B4?

#9290B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9290B4?

The RGB value is 146, 144, 180: 146 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9290B4?

The complementary color is #B2B490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9290B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9290B4 color

#9290B4 rgb(146, 144, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9290B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 56.5% green and 70.6% blue (146, 144, 180).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#9290B4 color codes

HEX	`#9290B4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 144, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 56.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, 8.38, -18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 20.31, 294.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.064, 29.352, 47.253)`
Decimal	`9605300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9290B4, 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 #9290B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9290B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #9290B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9290b4; }
.text { color: #9290b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9290b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 144 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9290b4, #a490b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9290B4?: #9290B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9290B4?: The RGB value is 146, 144, 180: 146 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9290B4?: The complementary color is #B2B490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9290B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.