What color is #917FAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #917FAC?

The RGB value is 145, 127, 172: 145 red, 127 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917FAC?

The complementary color is #9AAC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917FAC color

#917FAC rgb(145, 127, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917FAC is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.8% green and 67.5% blue (145, 127, 172).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#917FAC color codes

HEX	`#917FAC`
RGB	`rgb(145, 127, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, 16.02, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 26.67, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.711, 24.177, 42.281)`
Decimal	`9535404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917FAC, 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 #917FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #917FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917fac; }
.text { color: #917fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 127 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917fac, #a87fac); }

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Questions

What color is #917FAC?: #917FAC is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917FAC?: The RGB value is 145, 127, 172: 145 red, 127 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917FAC?: The complementary color is #9AAC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.