What color is #91859B?

#91859B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91859B?

The RGB value is 145, 133, 155: 145 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91859B?

The complementary color is #8F9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91859B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91859B color

#91859B rgb(145, 133, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91859B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.2% green and 60.8% blue (145, 133, 155).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#91859B color codes

HEX	`#91859B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 133, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, 8.83, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 13.4, 311.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.98, 25.161, 34.492)`
Decimal	`9536923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91859B, 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 #91859B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91859B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #91859B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91859b; }
.text { color: #91859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91859b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 133 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91859b, #9b859a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #91859B?: #91859B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91859B?: The RGB value is 145, 133, 155: 145 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91859B?: The complementary color is #8F9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91859B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.