What color is #9A88AD?

#9A88AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A88AD?

The RGB value is 154, 136, 173: 154 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A88AD?

The complementary color is #9BAD88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A88AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A88AD color

#9A88AD rgb(154, 136, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A88AD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.3% green and 67.8% blue (154, 136, 173).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#9A88AD color codes

HEX	`#9A88AD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 136, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, 14.06, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 22.05, 309.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.672, 27.496, 43.271)`
Decimal	`10127533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A88AD, 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 #9A88AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A88AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #9A88AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a88ad; }
.text { color: #9a88ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a88ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 136 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a88ad, #ad88ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A88AD?: #9A88AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A88AD?: The RGB value is 154, 136, 173: 154 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A88AD?: The complementary color is #9BAD88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A88AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.