What color is #91859E?

#91859E 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 #91859E?

The RGB value is 145, 133, 158: 145 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91859E?

The complementary color is #929E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91859E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91859E color

#91859E rgb(145, 133, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91859E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 52.2% green and 62% blue (145, 133, 158).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#91859E color codes

HEX	`#91859E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 133, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 52.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 9.47, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 15.01, 309.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.235, 25.264, 35.835)`
Decimal	`9536926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91859E, 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 #91859E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91859E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #91859E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91859e; }
.text { color: #91859e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91859e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 133 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91859e, #9d859e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #91859E?: #91859E 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 #91859E?: The RGB value is 145, 133, 158: 145 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91859E?: The complementary color is #929E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91859E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.