What color is #908FB0?

#908FB0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908FB0?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 176: 144 red, 143 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908FB0?

The complementary color is #AFB08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908FB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908FB0 color

#908FB0 rgb(144, 143, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #908FB0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 69% blue (144, 143, 176).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#908FB0 color codes

HEX	`#908FB0`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 7.38, -17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 18.64, 293.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.159, 28.708, 45.071)`
Decimal	`9473968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908FB0, 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 #908FB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908FB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #908FB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908fb0; }
.text { color: #908fb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908fb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908fb0, #a08fb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #908FB0?: #908FB0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908FB0?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 176: 144 red, 143 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908FB0?: The complementary color is #AFB08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908FB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.