What color is #918BAE?

#918BAE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918BAE?

The RGB value is 145, 139, 174: 145 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918BAE?

The complementary color is #A8AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918BAE color

#918BAE rgb(145, 139, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918BAE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.5% green and 68.2% blue (145, 139, 174).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#918BAE color codes

HEX	`#918BAE`
RGB	`rgb(145, 139, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, 9.54, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 19.99, 298.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.548, 27.541, 43.848)`
Decimal	`9538478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918BAE, 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 #918BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #918BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918bae; }
.text { color: #918bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 139 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918bae, #a38bae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #918BAE?: #918BAE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918BAE?: The RGB value is 145, 139, 174: 145 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918BAE?: The complementary color is #A8AE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.