What color is #907FA6?

#907FA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907FA6?

The RGB value is 144, 127, 166: 144 red, 127 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907FA6?

The complementary color is #95A67F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907FA6 color

#907FA6 rgb(144, 127, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #907FA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 49.8% green and 65.1% blue (144, 127, 166).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#907FA6 color codes

HEX	`#907FA6`
RGB	`rgb(144, 127, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 49.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, 14.34, -18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 23.29, 307.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.973, 23.861, 39.306)`
Decimal	`9469862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907FA6, 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 #907FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #907FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907fa6; }
.text { color: #907fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 127 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907fa6, #a37fa6); }

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Questions

What color is #907FA6?: #907FA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907FA6?: The RGB value is 144, 127, 166: 144 red, 127 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907FA6?: The complementary color is #95A67F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.