What color is #91758F?

#91758F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91758F?

The RGB value is 145, 117, 143: 145 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91758F?

The complementary color is #759177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91758F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91758F color

#91758F rgb(145, 117, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91758F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.9% green and 56.1% blue (145, 117, 143).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#91758F color codes

HEX	`#91758F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 117, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, 15.66, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 18.57, 327.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.996, 20.726, 28.77)`
Decimal	`9532815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91758F, 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 #91758F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91758F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #91758F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91758f; }
.text { color: #91758f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91758f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 117 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91758f, #917581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #91758F?: #91758F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91758F?: The RGB value is 145, 117, 143: 145 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91758F?: The complementary color is #759177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91758F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.