What color is #9890CE?

#9890CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9890CE?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 206: 152 red, 144 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9890CE?

The complementary color is #C6CE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9890CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9890CE color

#9890CE rgb(152, 144, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9890CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 80.8% blue (152, 144, 206).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#9890CE color codes

HEX	`#9890CE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, 16.47, -30.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 34.94, 298.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.06, 31.078, 62.585)`
Decimal	`9998542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9890CE, 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 #9890CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9890CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9890CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9890ce; }
.text { color: #9890ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9890ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9890ce, #b790ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9890CE?: #9890CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9890CE?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 206: 152 red, 144 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9890CE?: The complementary color is #C6CE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9890CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.