What color is #9390A1?

#9390A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9390A1?

The RGB value is 147, 144, 161: 147 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9390A1?

The complementary color is #9EA190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9390A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9390A1 color

#9390A1 rgb(147, 144, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9390A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 56.5% green and 63.1% blue (147, 144, 161).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#9390A1 color codes

HEX	`#9390A1`
RGB	`rgb(147, 144, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 56.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, 4.52, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 9.67, 297.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.438, 28.723, 37.757)`
Decimal	`9670817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9390A1, 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 #9390A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9390A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #9390A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9390a1; }
.text { color: #9390a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9390a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 144 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9390a1, #9b90a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9390A1?: #9390A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9390A1?: The RGB value is 147, 144, 161: 147 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9390A1?: The complementary color is #9EA190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9390A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.