What color is #9D90B5?

#9D90B5 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 #9D90B5?

The RGB value is 157, 144, 181: 157 red, 144 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D90B5?

The complementary color is #A8B590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D90B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D90B5 color

#9D90B5 rgb(157, 144, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D90B5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.5% green and 71% blue (157, 144, 181).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9D90B5 color codes

HEX	`#9D90B5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 144, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 12.23, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 21.39, 304.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.217, 30.451, 47.887)`
Decimal	`10326197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D90B5, 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 #9D90B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D90B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9D90B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d90b5; }
.text { color: #9d90b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d90b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 144 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d90b5, #b090b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D90B5?: #9D90B5 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 #9D90B5?: The RGB value is 157, 144, 181: 157 red, 144 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D90B5?: The complementary color is #A8B590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D90B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.