What color is #908CAE?

#908CAE 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 #908CAE?

The RGB value is 144, 140, 174: 144 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908CAE?

The complementary color is #AAAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908CAE color

#908CAE rgb(144, 140, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #908CAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 54.9% green and 68.2% blue (144, 140, 174).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#908CAE color codes

HEX	`#908CAE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 140, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 54.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, 8.64, -17.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 19.34, 296.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.518, 27.741, 43.888)`
Decimal	`9473198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908CAE, 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 #908CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #908CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908cae; }
.text { color: #908cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 140 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908cae, #a18cae); }

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Questions

What color is #908CAE?: #908CAE 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 #908CAE?: The RGB value is 144, 140, 174: 144 red, 140 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908CAE?: The complementary color is #AAAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.