What color is #9489AC?

#9489AC 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 #9489AC?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 172: 148 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9489AC?

The complementary color is #A1AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9489AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9489AC color

#9489AC rgb(148, 137, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9489AC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 67.5% blue (148, 137, 172).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#9489AC color codes

HEX	`#9489AC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, 11.24, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 20.32, 303.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.603, 27.166, 42.758)`
Decimal	`9734572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9489AC, 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 #9489AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9489AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #9489AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9489ac; }
.text { color: #9489ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9489ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9489ac, #a689ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9489AC?: #9489AC 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 #9489AC?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 172: 148 red, 137 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9489AC?: The complementary color is #A1AC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9489AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.