What color is #907DDA?

#907DDA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907DDA?

The RGB value is 144, 125, 218: 144 red, 125 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907DDA?

The complementary color is #C7DA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907DDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907DDA color

#907DDA rgb(144, 125, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #907DDA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49% green and 85.5% blue (144, 125, 218).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 56% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#907DDA color codes

HEX	`#907DDA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 125, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 56%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 43%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 43%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, 28.25, -45.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 53.3, 302)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.487, 25.658, 69.61)`
Decimal	`9469402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907DDA, 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 #907DDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907DDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #907DDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907dda; }
.text { color: #907dda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907dda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 125 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907dda, #be7dda); }

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Questions

What color is #907DDA?: #907DDA is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907DDA?: The RGB value is 144, 125, 218: 144 red, 125 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907DDA?: The complementary color is #C7DA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907DDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.