What color is #916C94?

#916C94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916C94?

The RGB value is 145, 108, 148: 145 red, 108 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916C94?

The complementary color is #6F946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916C94 color

#916C94 rgb(145, 108, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #916C94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.4% green and 58% blue (145, 108, 148).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#916C94 color codes

HEX	`#916C94`
RGB	`rgb(145, 108, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 21.92, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 27.19, 323.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.384, 18.884, 30.477)`
Decimal	`9530516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916C94, 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 #916C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #916C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916c94; }
.text { color: #916c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 108 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916c94, #946c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #916C94?: #916C94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916C94?: The RGB value is 145, 108, 148: 145 red, 108 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916C94?: The complementary color is #6F946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.