What color is #916F98?

#916F98 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 #916F98?

The RGB value is 145, 111, 152: 145 red, 111 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916F98?

The complementary color is #76986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916F98 color

#916F98 rgb(145, 111, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #916F98 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 43.5% green and 59.6% blue (145, 111, 152).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#916F98 color codes

HEX	`#916F98`
RGB	`rgb(145, 111, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 43.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 20.99, -17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 27.06, 320.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.028, 19.656, 32.281)`
Decimal	`9531288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916F98, 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 #916F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #916F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916f98; }
.text { color: #916f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 111 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916f98, #986f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #916F98?: #916F98 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 #916F98?: The RGB value is 145, 111, 152: 145 red, 111 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916F98?: The complementary color is #76986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.