What color is #9790AB?

#9790AB 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 #9790AB?

The RGB value is 151, 144, 171: 151 red, 144 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9790AB?

The complementary color is #A4AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9790AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9790AB color

#9790AB rgb(151, 144, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9790AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.5% green and 67.1% blue (151, 144, 171).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9790AB color codes

HEX	`#9790AB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 144, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 8.03, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 15.47, 301.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.085, 29.466, 42.623)`
Decimal	`9932971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9790AB, 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 #9790AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9790AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9790AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9790ab; }
.text { color: #9790ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9790ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 144 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9790ab, #a490ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9790AB?: #9790AB 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 #9790AB?: The RGB value is 151, 144, 171: 151 red, 144 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9790AB?: The complementary color is #A4AB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9790AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.