What color is #908FCA?

#908FCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908FCA?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 202: 144 red, 143 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908FCA?

The complementary color is #C9CA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908FCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908FCA color

#908FCA rgb(144, 143, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #908FCA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 79.2% blue (144, 143, 202).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#908FCA color codes

HEX	`#908FCA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 36%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 13.66, -30.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 33.21, 294.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.982, 29.838, 59.94)`
Decimal	`9473994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908FCA, 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 #908FCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908FCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #908FCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908fca; }
.text { color: #908fca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908fca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908fca, #ad8fca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #908FCA?: #908FCA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908FCA?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 202: 144 red, 143 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908FCA?: The complementary color is #C9CA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908FCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.