What color is #9585BE?

#9585BE 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 #9585BE?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 190: 149 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9585BE?

The complementary color is #AEBE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9585BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9585BE color

#9585BE rgb(149, 133, 190)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 74.5% blue (149, 133, 190).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#9585BE color codes

HEX	`#9585BE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, 18.02, -27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 32.93, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.074, 26.882, 52.31)`
Decimal	`9799102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9585BE, 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 #9585BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9585BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #9585BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9585be; }
.text { color: #9585be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9585be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9585be, #b285be); }

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Questions

What color is #9585BE?: #9585BE 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 #9585BE?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 190: 149 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9585BE?: The complementary color is #AEBE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9585BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.