What color is #9486D5?

#9486D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9486D5?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 213: 148 red, 134 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9486D5?

The complementary color is #C7D586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9486D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9486D5 color

#9486D5 rgb(148, 134, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9486D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 83.5% blue (148, 134, 213).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9486D5 color codes

HEX	`#9486D5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, 22.83, -38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 44.96, 300.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.745, 28.15, 66.646)`
Decimal	`9733845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9486D5, 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 #9486D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9486D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9486D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9486d5; }
.text { color: #9486d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9486d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9486d5, #bc86d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9486D5?: #9486D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9486D5?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 213: 148 red, 134 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9486D5?: The complementary color is #C7D586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9486D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.