What color is #9D90BC?

#9D90BC 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 #9D90BC?

The RGB value is 157, 144, 188: 157 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D90BC?

The complementary color is #AFBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D90BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D90BC color

#9D90BC rgb(157, 144, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D90BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (157, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#9D90BC color codes

HEX	`#9D90BC`
RGB	`rgb(157, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 13.79, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 25.21, 303.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.953, 30.745, 51.766)`
Decimal	`10326204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D90BC, 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 #9D90BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D90BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #9D90BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d90bc; }
.text { color: #9d90bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d90bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d90bc, #b390bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D90BC?: #9D90BC 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 #9D90BC?: The RGB value is 157, 144, 188: 157 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D90BC?: The complementary color is #AFBC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D90BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.