What color is #9A90C1?

#9A90C1 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 #9A90C1?

The RGB value is 154, 144, 193: 154 red, 144 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A90C1?

The complementary color is #B7C190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A90C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A90C1 color

#9A90C1 rgb(154, 144, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A90C1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.5% green and 75.7% blue (154, 144, 193).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#9A90C1 color codes

HEX	`#9A90C1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 144, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.23, 13.97, -24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.23, 27.81, 300.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.923, 30.666, 54.626)`
Decimal	`10129601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A90C1, 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 #9A90C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A90C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #9A90C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a90c1; }
.text { color: #9a90c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a90c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 144 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a90c1, #b290c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A90C1?: #9A90C1 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 #9A90C1?: The RGB value is 154, 144, 193: 154 red, 144 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A90C1?: The complementary color is #B7C190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A90C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.