What color is #917A9C?

#917A9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917A9C?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 156: 145 red, 122 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A9C?

The complementary color is #859C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A9C color

#917A9C rgb(145, 122, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917A9C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 61.2% blue (145, 122, 156).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#917A9C color codes

HEX	`#917A9C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 15.41, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 21.47, 315.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.636, 22.339, 34.46)`
Decimal	`9534108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A9C, 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 #917A9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #917A9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a9c; }
.text { color: #917a9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a9c, #9c7a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917A9C?: #917A9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917A9C?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 156: 145 red, 122 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A9C?: The complementary color is #859C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.