What color is #917C9B?

#917C9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917C9B?

The RGB value is 145, 124, 155: 145 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917C9B?

The complementary color is #869B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917C9B color

#917C9B rgb(145, 124, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917C9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (145, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#917C9B color codes

HEX	`#917C9B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 14.04, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 19.57, 315.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.8, 22.802, 34.099)`
Decimal	`9534619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917C9B, 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 #917C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #917C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917c9b; }
.text { color: #917c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917c9b, #9b7c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917C9B?: #917C9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917C9B?: The RGB value is 145, 124, 155: 145 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917C9B?: The complementary color is #869B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.