What color is #9482BA?

#9482BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9482BA?

The RGB value is 148, 130, 186: 148 red, 130 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9482BA?

The complementary color is #A8BA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9482BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9482BA color

#9482BA rgb(148, 130, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9482BA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51% green and 72.9% blue (148, 130, 186).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9482BA color codes

HEX	`#9482BA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 130, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 18.49, -26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 32.61, 304.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.056, 25.806, 49.895)`
Decimal	`9732794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9482BA, 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 #9482BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9482BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #9482BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9482ba; }
.text { color: #9482ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9482ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 130 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9482ba, #b082ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9482BA?: #9482BA is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9482BA?: The RGB value is 148, 130, 186: 148 red, 130 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9482BA?: The complementary color is #A8BA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9482BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.