What color is #907B9F?

#907B9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907B9F?

The RGB value is 144, 123, 159: 144 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907B9F?

The complementary color is #8A9F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907B9F color

#907B9F rgb(144, 123, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #907B9F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 48.2% green and 62.4% blue (144, 123, 159).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#907B9F color codes

HEX	`#907B9F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 123, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 48.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, 15.13, -16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 22.22, 312.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.841, 22.599, 35.847)`
Decimal	`9468831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907B9F, 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 #907B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #907B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907b9f; }
.text { color: #907b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 123 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907b9f, #9f7b9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #907B9F?: #907B9F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907B9F?: The RGB value is 144, 123, 159: 144 red, 123 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907B9F?: The complementary color is #8A9F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.