What color is #9490B1?

#9490B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9490B1?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 177: 148 red, 144 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9490B1?

The complementary color is #ADB190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9490B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9490B1 color

#9490B1 rgb(148, 144, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9490B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 69.4% blue (148, 144, 177).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#9490B1 color codes

HEX	`#9490B1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, 8.35, -16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 18.68, 296.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.12, 29.416, 45.678)`
Decimal	`9736369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9490B1, 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 #9490B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9490B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #9490B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9490b1; }
.text { color: #9490b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9490b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9490b1, #a490b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9490B1?: #9490B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9490B1?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 177: 148 red, 144 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9490B1?: The complementary color is #ADB190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9490B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.