What color is #907EC8?

#907EC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907EC8?

The RGB value is 144, 126, 200: 144 red, 126 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907EC8?

The complementary color is #B6C87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907EC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907EC8 color

#907EC8 rgb(144, 126, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #907EC8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.4% green and 78.4% blue (144, 126, 200).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#907EC8 color codes

HEX	`#907EC8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 126, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, 23.02, -36.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 42.75, 302.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.385, 25.021, 57.914)`
Decimal	`9469640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907EC8, 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 #907EC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907EC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #907EC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907ec8; }
.text { color: #907ec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907ec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 126 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907ec8, #b57ec8); }

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Questions

What color is #907EC8?: #907EC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907EC8?: The RGB value is 144, 126, 200: 144 red, 126 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907EC8?: The complementary color is #B6C87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907EC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.