What color is #9589BF?

#9589BF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9589BF?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 191: 149 red, 137 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9589BF?

The complementary color is #B3BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9589BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9589BF color

#9589BF rgb(149, 137, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9589BF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 74.9% blue (149, 137, 191).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#9589BF color codes

HEX	`#9589BF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 15.95, -26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 30.92, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.742, 28.042, 53.073)`
Decimal	`9800127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9589BF, 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 #9589BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9589BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #9589BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9589bf; }
.text { color: #9589bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9589bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9589bf, #b089bf); }

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Questions

What color is #9589BF?: #9589BF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9589BF?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 191: 149 red, 137 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9589BF?: The complementary color is #B3BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9589BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.