What color is #918BBA?

#918BBA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918BBA?

The RGB value is 145, 139, 186: 145 red, 139 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918BBA?

The complementary color is #B4BA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918BBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918BBA color

#918BBA rgb(145, 139, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918BBA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.5% green and 72.9% blue (145, 139, 186).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#918BBA color codes

HEX	`#918BBA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 139, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, 12.34, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 26.72, 297.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.771, 28.03, 50.287)`
Decimal	`9538490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918BBA, 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 #918BBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918BBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #918BBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918bba; }
.text { color: #918bba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918bba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 139 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918bba, #a88bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #918BBA?: #918BBA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918BBA?: The RGB value is 145, 139, 186: 145 red, 139 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918BBA?: The complementary color is #B4BA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918BBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.