What color is #907B9A?

#907B9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907B9A?

The RGB value is 144, 123, 154: 144 red, 123 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907B9A?

The complementary color is #859A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907B9A color

#907B9A rgb(144, 123, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #907B9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 48.2% green and 60.4% blue (144, 123, 154).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#907B9A color codes

HEX	`#907B9A`
RGB	`rgb(144, 123, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 48.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, 14.06, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 19.59, 315.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.416, 22.429, 33.608)`
Decimal	`9468826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907B9A, 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 #907B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #907B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907b9a; }
.text { color: #907b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 123 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907b9a, #9a7b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #907B9A?: #907B9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907B9A?: The RGB value is 144, 123, 154: 144 red, 123 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907B9A?: The complementary color is #859A7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.