What color is #917EB7?

#917EB7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917EB7?

The RGB value is 145, 126, 183: 145 red, 126 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917EB7?

The complementary color is #A4B77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917EB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917EB7 color

#917EB7 rgb(145, 126, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917EB7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.4% green and 71.8% blue (145, 126, 183).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#917EB7 color codes

HEX	`#917EB7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 126, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, 19.16, -27.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 33.39, 305.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.683, 24.36, 48.034)`
Decimal	`9535159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917EB7, 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 #917EB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917EB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #917EB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917eb7; }
.text { color: #917eb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917eb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 126 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917eb7, #ae7eb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #917EB7?: #917EB7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917EB7?: The RGB value is 145, 126, 183: 145 red, 126 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917EB7?: The complementary color is #A4B77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917EB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.