What color is #908AAF?

#908AAF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908AAF?

The RGB value is 144, 138, 175: 144 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908AAF?

The complementary color is #A9AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908AAF color

#908AAF rgb(144, 138, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #908AAF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (144, 138, 175).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#908AAF color codes

HEX	`#908AAF`
RGB	`rgb(144, 138, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 10.01, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 21.14, 298.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.326, 27.201, 44.307)`
Decimal	`9472687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908AAF, 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 #908AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #908AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908aaf; }
.text { color: #908aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 138 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908aaf, #a38aaf); }

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Questions

What color is #908AAF?: #908AAF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908AAF?: The RGB value is 144, 138, 175: 144 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908AAF?: The complementary color is #A9AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.