What color is #9B90AD?

#9B90AD 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 #9B90AD?

The RGB value is 155, 144, 173: 155 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B90AD?

The complementary color is #A2AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B90AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B90AD color

#9B90AD rgb(155, 144, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B90AD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.5% green and 67.8% blue (155, 144, 173).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#9B90AD color codes

HEX	`#9B90AD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 144, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.6, 9.83, -13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.6, 16.87, 305.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.032, 29.932, 43.67)`
Decimal	`10195117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B90AD, 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 #9B90AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B90AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #9B90AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b90ad; }
.text { color: #9b90ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b90ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 144 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b90ad, #aa90ad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9B90AD?: #9B90AD 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 #9B90AD?: The RGB value is 155, 144, 173: 155 red, 144 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B90AD?: The complementary color is #A2AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B90AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.