What color is #915F91?

#915F91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #915F91?

The RGB value is 145, 95, 145: 145 red, 95 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #915F91?

The complementary color is #5F915F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #915F91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#915F91 color

#915F91 rgb(145, 95, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #915F91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 37.3% green and 56.9% blue (145, 95, 145).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#915F91 color codes

HEX	`#915F91`
RGB	`rgb(145, 95, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 37.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 28.85, -19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 34.69, 326.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.88, 16.249, 28.819)`
Decimal	`9527185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #915F91, 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 #915F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#915F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	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 #915F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #915f91; }
.text { color: #915f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #915f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 95 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #915f91, #915f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #915F91?: #915F91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #915F91?: The RGB value is 145, 95, 145: 145 red, 95 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #915F91?: The complementary color is #5F915F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #915F91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.