What color is #918BA9?

#918BA9 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 #918BA9?

The RGB value is 145, 139, 169: 145 red, 139 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918BA9?

The complementary color is #A3A98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918BA9 color

#918BA9 rgb(145, 139, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918BA9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.5% green and 66.3% blue (145, 139, 169).

Its hue angle is 252°, 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 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#918BA9 color codes

HEX	`#918BA9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 139, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, 8.41, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 17.19, 299.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.07, 27.349, 41.329)`
Decimal	`9538473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918BA9, 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 #918BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #918BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918ba9; }
.text { color: #918ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 139 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918ba9, #a08ba9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #918BA9?: #918BA9 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 #918BA9?: The RGB value is 145, 139, 169: 145 red, 139 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918BA9?: The complementary color is #A3A98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.