What color is #91689C?

#91689C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91689C?

The RGB value is 145, 104, 156: 145 red, 104 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91689C?

The complementary color is #739C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91689C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91689C color

#91689C rgb(145, 104, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91689C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 40.8% green and 61.2% blue (145, 104, 156).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#91689C color codes

HEX	`#91689C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 104, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 40.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.88, 25.91, -21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.88, 33.87, 319.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.627, 18.321, 33.79)`
Decimal	`9529500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91689C, 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 #91689C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#91689C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #91689C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91689c; }
.text { color: #91689c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91689c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 104 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91689c, #9c688d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #91689C?: #91689C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91689C?: The RGB value is 145, 104, 156: 145 red, 104 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91689C?: The complementary color is #739C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91689C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.