What color is #917794?

#917794 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917794?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 148: 145 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917794?

The complementary color is #7A9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917794 color

#917794 rgb(145, 119, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917794 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 58% blue (145, 119, 148).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#917794 color codes

HEX	`#917794`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 15.5, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 19.53, 322.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.618, 21.352, 30.888)`
Decimal	`9533332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917794, 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 #917794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #917794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917794; }
.text { color: #917794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917794, #947789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917794?: #917794 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917794?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 148: 145 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917794?: The complementary color is #7A9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.