What color is #918AA8?

#918AA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918AA8?

The RGB value is 145, 138, 168: 145 red, 138 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918AA8?

The complementary color is #A1A88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918AA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918AA8 color

#918AA8 rgb(145, 138, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918AA8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.1% green and 65.9% blue (145, 138, 168).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#918AA8 color codes

HEX	`#918AA8`
RGB	`rgb(145, 138, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 8.77, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 17.26, 300.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.832, 27.024, 40.788)`
Decimal	`9538216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918AA8, 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 #918AA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918AA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #918AA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918aa8; }
.text { color: #918aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918aa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 138 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918aa8, #a08aa8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #918AA8?: #918AA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918AA8?: The RGB value is 145, 138, 168: 145 red, 138 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918AA8?: The complementary color is #A1A88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918AA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.