What color is #9489A6?

#9489A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9489A6?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 166: 148 red, 137 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9489A6?

The complementary color is #9BA689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9489A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9489A6 color

#9489A6 rgb(148, 137, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9489A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 65.1% blue (148, 137, 166).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#9489A6 color codes

HEX	`#9489A6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, 9.92, -13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 17.01, 305.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.04, 26.94, 39.792)`
Decimal	`9734566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9489A6, 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 #9489A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9489A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #9489A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9489a6; }
.text { color: #9489a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9489a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9489a6, #a389a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9489A6?: #9489A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9489A6?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 166: 148 red, 137 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9489A6?: The complementary color is #9BA689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9489A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.