What color is #9A8ADA?

#9A8ADA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8ADA?

The RGB value is 154, 138, 218: 154 red, 138 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8ADA?

The complementary color is #CADA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8ADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8ADA color

#9A8ADA rgb(154, 138, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A8ADA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.1% green and 85.5% blue (154, 138, 218).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 52% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#9A8ADA color codes

HEX	`#9A8ADA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 138, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 52%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, 23.49, -38.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 45.35, 301.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.067, 30.108, 70.28)`
Decimal	`10128090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8ADA, 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 #9A8ADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A8ADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #9A8ADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8ada; }
.text { color: #9a8ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8ada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 138 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8ada, #c28ada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8ADA?: #9A8ADA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8ADA?: The RGB value is 154, 138, 218: 154 red, 138 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8ADA?: The complementary color is #CADA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8ADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.