What color is #918AA5?

#918AA5 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 #918AA5?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 165: 145 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918AA5?

The complementary color is #9EA58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918AA5 color

#918AA5 rgb(145, 138, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #918AA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 64.7% blue (145, 138, 165).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#918AA5 color codes

HEX	`#918AA5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, 8.1, -13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 15.58, 301.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.556, 26.913, 39.333)`
Decimal	`9538213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918AA5, 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 #918AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #918AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918aa5; }
.text { color: #918aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918aa5, #9f8aa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #918AA5?: #918AA5 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 #918AA5?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 165: 145 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918AA5?: The complementary color is #9EA58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.