What color is #907197?

#907197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907197?

The RGB value is 144, 113, 151: 144 red, 113 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907197?

The complementary color is #789771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907197 color

#907197 rgb(144, 113, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #907197 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 44.3% green and 59.2% blue (144, 113, 151).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#907197 color codes

HEX	`#907197`
RGB	`rgb(144, 113, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 44.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 19.26, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 25.01, 320.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.992, 19.974, 31.916)`
Decimal	`9466263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907197, 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 #907197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	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 #907197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907197; }
.text { color: #907197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 113 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907197, #97718b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #907197?: #907197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907197?: The RGB value is 144, 113, 151: 144 red, 113 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907197?: The complementary color is #789771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.