What color is #91799E?

#91799E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91799E?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 158: 145 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91799E?

The complementary color is #869E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91799E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91799E color

#91799E rgb(145, 121, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91799E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 62% blue (145, 121, 158).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#91799E color codes

HEX	`#91799E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 16.42, -16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 23.2, 315.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.685, 22.163, 35.319)`
Decimal	`9533854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91799E, 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 #91799E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91799E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #91799E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91799e; }
.text { color: #91799e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91799e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91799e, #9e7999); }

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Questions

What color is #91799E?: #91799E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91799E?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 158: 145 red, 121 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91799E?: The complementary color is #869E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91799E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.