What color is #9E94C0?

#9E94C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E94C0?

The RGB value is 158, 148, 192: 158 red, 148 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E94C0?

The complementary color is #B6C094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E94C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E94C0 color

#9E94C0 rgb(158, 148, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9E94C0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58% green and 75.3% blue (158, 148, 192).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9E94C0 color codes

HEX	`#9E94C0`
RGB	`rgb(158, 148, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 12.74, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 24.93, 300.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.203, 32.254, 54.283)`
Decimal	`10392768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E94C0, 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 #9E94C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E94C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9E94C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e94c0; }
.text { color: #9e94c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e94c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 148 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e94c0, #b494c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E94C0?: #9E94C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E94C0?: The RGB value is 158, 148, 192: 158 red, 148 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E94C0?: The complementary color is #B6C094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E94C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.