What color is #9487BD?

#9487BD 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 #9487BD?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 189: 148 red, 135 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9487BD?

The complementary color is #B0BD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9487BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9487BD color

#9487BD rgb(148, 135, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9487BD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 74.1% blue (148, 135, 189).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9487BD color codes

HEX	`#9487BD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 29%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, 16.31, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 31.04, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.06, 27.298, 51.82)`
Decimal	`9734077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9487BD, 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 #9487BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9487BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9487BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9487bd; }
.text { color: #9487bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9487bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9487bd, #af87bd); }

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Questions

What color is #9487BD?: #9487BD 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 #9487BD?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 189: 148 red, 135 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9487BD?: The complementary color is #B0BD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9487BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.