Information about #9F90BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9F90BB falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 144, 187) — 62.4% red, 56.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 17 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9F90BB is a softly toned twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cool Violet (#A189BA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Purple (#9D8ABF) and East Side (#AA8CBC).

The recipe behind #9F90BB is rgb(159, 144, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9F90BB: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #9F90BB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9F90BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9F90BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9F90BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9F90BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9F90BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9F90BB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#BBB590
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BB9F90
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#90BB9F
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BB90AC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9F90BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

#9F90BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F90BB
  • RGB159, 144, 187
  • CMYK11, 17, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(159, 144, 187)
  • HSL261°, 24%, 65%
  • HSL Precise260.93°, 24.022%, 64.902%
  • HSV261°, 23%, 73%
  • HSB261°, 23%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.565, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.565, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.565, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9F90BB
  • DECIMAL ID10457275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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