What color is #9488B1?

#9488B1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9488B1?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 177: 148 red, 136 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9488B1?

The complementary color is #A5B188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9488B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9488B1 color

#9488B1 rgb(148, 136, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9488B1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 69.4% blue (148, 136, 177).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#9488B1 color codes

HEX	`#9488B1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, 12.94, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 23.74, 303.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.951, 27.078, 45.288)`
Decimal	`9734321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9488B1, 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 #9488B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9488B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #9488B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9488b1; }
.text { color: #9488b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9488b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9488b1, #a988b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9488B1?: #9488B1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9488B1?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 177: 148 red, 136 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9488B1?: The complementary color is #A5B188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9488B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.