What color is #9A90AF?

#9A90AF 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 #9A90AF?

The RGB value is 154, 144, 175: 154 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A90AF?

The complementary color is #A5AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A90AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A90AF color

#9A90AF rgb(154, 144, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A90AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.5% green and 68.6% blue (154, 144, 175).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#9A90AF color codes

HEX	`#9A90AF`
RGB	`rgb(154, 144, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 9.92, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 17.88, 303.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.036, 29.912, 44.688)`
Decimal	`10129583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A90AF, 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 #9A90AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A90AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #9A90AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a90af; }
.text { color: #9a90af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a90af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 144 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a90af, #a990af); }

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Questions

What color is #9A90AF?: #9A90AF 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 #9A90AF?: The RGB value is 154, 144, 175: 154 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A90AF?: The complementary color is #A5AF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A90AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.