What color is #9C88F8?

#9C88F8 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C88F8?

The RGB value is 156, 136, 248: 156 red, 136 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C88F8?

The complementary color is #E4F888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C88F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C88F8 color

#9C88F8 rgb(156, 136, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9C88F8 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 53.3% green and 97.3% blue (156, 136, 248).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 89% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9C88F8 color codes

HEX	`#9C88F8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 136, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 53.3%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 89%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 45%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 45%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 32.95, -53.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 62.91, 301.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.453, 31.452, 92.781)`
Decimal	`10258680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C88F8, 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 #9C88F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C88F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #9C88F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c88f8; }
.text { color: #9c88f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c88f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 136 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c88f8, #d488f8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C88F8?: #9C88F8 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C88F8?: The RGB value is 156, 136, 248: 156 red, 136 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C88F8?: The complementary color is #E4F888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C88F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.