What color is #9481AA?

#9481AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9481AA?

The RGB value is 148, 129, 170: 148 red, 129 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9481AA?

The complementary color is #97AA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9481AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9481AA color

#9481AA rgb(148, 129, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9481AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.6% green and 66.7% blue (148, 129, 170).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#9481AA color codes

HEX	`#9481AA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 129, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, 15.41, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 24.51, 308.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.317, 24.899, 41.389)`
Decimal	`9732522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9481AA, 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 #9481AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9481AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #9481AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9481aa; }
.text { color: #9481aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9481aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 129 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9481aa, #a881aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9481AA?: #9481AA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9481AA?: The RGB value is 148, 129, 170: 148 red, 129 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9481AA?: The complementary color is #97AA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9481AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.