What color is #9388A9?

#9388A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9388A9?

The RGB value is 147, 136, 169: 147 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9388A9?

The complementary color is #9EA988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9388A9?

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.

#9388A9 color

#9388A9 rgb(147, 136, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9388A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 53.3% green and 66.3% blue (147, 136, 169).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9388A9 color codes

HEX	`#9388A9`
RGB	`rgb(147, 136, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 53.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 10.81, -15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 19.24, 304.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.997, 26.676, 41.202)`
Decimal	`9668777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9388A9, 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 #9388A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9388A9 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 #9388A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9388a9; }
.text { color: #9388a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9388a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 136 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9388a9, #a388a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9388A9?: #9388A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9388A9?: The RGB value is 147, 136, 169: 147 red, 136 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9388A9?: The complementary color is #9EA988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9388A9?: 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.