What color is #917DA6?

#917DA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917DA6?

The RGB value is 145, 125, 166: 145 red, 125 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917DA6?

The complementary color is #92A67D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917DA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917DA6 color

#917DA6 rgb(145, 125, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917DA6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49% green and 65.1% blue (145, 125, 166).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#917DA6 color codes

HEX	`#917DA6`
RGB	`rgb(145, 125, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 15.84, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 24.73, 309.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.892, 23.44, 39.229)`
Decimal	`9534886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917DA6, 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 #917DA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917DA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #917DA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917da6; }
.text { color: #917da6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917da6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 125 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917da6, #a57da6); }

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Questions

What color is #917DA6?: #917DA6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917DA6?: The RGB value is 145, 125, 166: 145 red, 125 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917DA6?: The complementary color is #92A67D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917DA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.