What color is #9790B7?

#9790B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9790B7?

The RGB value is 151, 144, 183: 151 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9790B7?

The complementary color is #B0B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9790B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9790B7 color

#9790B7 rgb(151, 144, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9790B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 56.5% green and 71.8% blue (151, 144, 183).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#9790B7 color codes

HEX	`#9790B7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 144, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 56.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, 10.7, -19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 22.14, 298.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.281, 29.944, 48.922)`
Decimal	`9932983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9790B7, 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 #9790B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9790B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #9790B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9790b7; }
.text { color: #9790b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9790b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 144 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9790b7, #aa90b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9790B7?: #9790B7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9790B7?: The RGB value is 151, 144, 183: 151 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9790B7?: The complementary color is #B0B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9790B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.