What color is #9890AD?

#9890AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9890AD?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 173: 152 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9890AD?

The complementary color is #A5AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9890AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9890AD color

#9890AD rgb(152, 144, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9890AD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 67.8% blue (152, 144, 173).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#9890AD color codes

HEX	`#9890AD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, 8.81, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 16.64, 301.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.463, 29.639, 43.643)`
Decimal	`9998509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9890AD, 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 #9890AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9890AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #9890AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9890ad; }
.text { color: #9890ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9890ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9890ad, #a690ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9890AD?: #9890AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9890AD?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 173: 152 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9890AD?: The complementary color is #A5AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9890AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.