What color is #9482A5?

#9482A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9482A5?

The RGB value is 148, 130, 165: 148 red, 130 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9482A5?

The complementary color is #93A582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9482A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9482A5 color

#9482A5 rgb(148, 130, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9482A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51% green and 64.7% blue (148, 130, 165).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9482A5 color codes

HEX	`#9482A5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 130, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 13.74, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 21.14, 310.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.986, 24.978, 38.99)`
Decimal	`9732773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9482A5, 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 #9482A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9482A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9482A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9482a5; }
.text { color: #9482a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9482a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 130 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9482a5, #a582a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9482A5?: #9482A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9482A5?: The RGB value is 148, 130, 165: 148 red, 130 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9482A5?: The complementary color is #93A582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9482A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.