What color is #9585BA?

#9585BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9585BA?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 186: 149 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9585BA?

The complementary color is #AABA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9585BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9585BA color

#9585BA rgb(149, 133, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9585BA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 72.9% blue (149, 133, 186).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9585BA color codes

HEX	`#9585BA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, 17.07, -25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 30.72, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.643, 26.71, 50.039)`
Decimal	`9799098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9585BA, 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 #9585BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9585BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #9585BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9585ba; }
.text { color: #9585ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9585ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9585ba, #b085ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9585BA?: #9585BA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9585BA?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 186: 149 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9585BA?: The complementary color is #AABA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9585BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.