What color is #917AF7?

#917AF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917AF7?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 247: 145 red, 122 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917AF7?

The complementary color is #E0F77A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917AF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917AF7 color

#917AF7 rgb(145, 122, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #917AF7 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 96.9% blue (145, 122, 247).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 89% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#917AF7 color codes

HEX	`#917AF7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 89%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 51%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.65, 38.04, -59.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.65, 70.92, 302.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.42, 26.653, 91.256)`
Decimal	`9534199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917AF7, 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 #917AF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917AF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #917AF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917af7; }
.text { color: #917af7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917af7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917af7, #cf7af7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #917AF7?: #917AF7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917AF7?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 247: 145 red, 122 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917AF7?: The complementary color is #E0F77A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917AF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.