What color is #908FAA?

#908FAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908FAA?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 170: 144 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908FAA?

The complementary color is #A9AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908FAA color

#908FAA rgb(144, 143, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #908FAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 66.7% blue (144, 143, 170).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#908FAA color codes

HEX	`#908FAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 6.02, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 15.26, 293.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.578, 28.476, 42.013)`
Decimal	`9473962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908FAA, 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 #908FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #908FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908faa; }
.text { color: #908faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908faa, #9d8faa); }

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Questions

What color is #908FAA?: #908FAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908FAA?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 170: 144 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908FAA?: The complementary color is #A9AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.