What color is #9480AC?

#9480AC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9480AC?

The RGB value is 148, 128, 172: 148 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9480AC?

The complementary color is #98AC80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9480AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9480AC color

#9480AC rgb(148, 128, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9480AC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.2% green and 67.5% blue (148, 128, 172).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9480AC color codes

HEX	`#9480AC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 128, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 16.44, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 26.26, 308.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.377, 24.713, 42.35)`
Decimal	`9732268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9480AC, 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 #9480AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9480AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9480AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9480ac; }
.text { color: #9480ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9480ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 128 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9480ac, #aa80ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9480AC?: #9480AC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9480AC?: The RGB value is 148, 128, 172: 148 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9480AC?: The complementary color is #98AC80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9480AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.