What color is #9588BA?

#9588BA 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 #9588BA?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 186: 149 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9588BA?

The complementary color is #ADBA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9588BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9588BA color

#9588BA rgb(149, 136, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9588BA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 72.9% blue (149, 136, 186).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 6.51:1).

#9588BA color codes

HEX	`#9588BA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, 15.34, -24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 28.78, 302.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.06, 27.543, 50.178)`
Decimal	`9799866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9588BA, 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 #9588BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9588BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #9588BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9588ba; }
.text { color: #9588ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9588ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9588ba, #ae88ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9588BA?: #9588BA 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 #9588BA?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 186: 149 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9588BA?: The complementary color is #ADBA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9588BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.