What color is #9588A5?

#9588A5 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 #9588A5?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 165: 149 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9588A5?

The complementary color is #98A588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9588A5?

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.

#9588A5 color

#9588A5 rgb(149, 136, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9588A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 64.7% blue (149, 136, 165).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9588A5 color codes

HEX	`#9588A5`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 10.63, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 17.22, 308.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.989, 26.715, 39.272)`
Decimal	`9799845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9588A5, 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 #9588A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9588A5 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 #9588A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9588a5; }
.text { color: #9588a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9588a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9588a5, #a488a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9588A5?: #9588A5 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 #9588A5?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 165: 149 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9588A5?: The complementary color is #98A588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9588A5?: 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.