What color is #9486C5?

#9486C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9486C5?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 197: 148 red, 134 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9486C5?

The complementary color is #B7C586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9486C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9486C5 color

#9486C5 rgb(148, 134, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9486C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 77.3% blue (148, 134, 197).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#9486C5 color codes

HEX	`#9486C5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 18.82, -30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 36.12, 301.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.813, 27.377, 56.473)`
Decimal	`9733829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9486C5, 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 #9486C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9486C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #9486C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9486c5; }
.text { color: #9486c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9486c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9486c5, #b486c5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9486C5?: #9486C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9486C5?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 197: 148 red, 134 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9486C5?: The complementary color is #B7C586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9486C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.