What color is #9484B6?

#9484B6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9484B6?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 182: 148 red, 132 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9484B6?

The complementary color is #A6B684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9484B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9484B6 color

#9484B6 rgb(148, 132, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9484B6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 71.4% blue (148, 132, 182).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#9484B6 color codes

HEX	`#9484B6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.2, 16.4, -24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.2, 29.1, 304.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.906, 26.176, 47.776)`
Decimal	`9733302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9484B6, 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 #9484B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9484B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #9484B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9484b6; }
.text { color: #9484b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9484b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9484b6, #ad84b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9484B6?: #9484B6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9484B6?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 182: 148 red, 132 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9484B6?: The complementary color is #A6B684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9484B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.