What color is #9A8DD1?

#9A8DD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8DD1?

The RGB value is 154, 141, 209: 154 red, 141 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8DD1?

The complementary color is #C4D18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8DD1 color

#9A8DD1 rgb(154, 141, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A8DD1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.3% green and 82% blue (154, 141, 209).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 42% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9A8DD1 color codes

HEX	`#9A8DD1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 141, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 42%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 33%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 19.53, -33.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 38.53, 300.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.357, 30.523, 64.391)`
Decimal	`10128849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8DD1, 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 #9A8DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A8DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #9A8DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8dd1; }
.text { color: #9a8dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 141 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8dd1, #bc8dd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8DD1?: #9A8DD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8DD1?: The RGB value is 154, 141, 209: 154 red, 141 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8DD1?: The complementary color is #C4D18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.