What color is #918BC7?

#918BC7 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 #918BC7?

The RGB value is 145, 139, 199: 145 red, 139 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918BC7?

The complementary color is #C1C78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918BC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918BC7 color

#918BC7 rgb(145, 139, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #918BC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 54.5% green and 78% blue (145, 139, 199).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#918BC7 color codes

HEX	`#918BC7`
RGB	`rgb(145, 139, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 54.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.43, 15.51, -30.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.43, 34, 297.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.216, 28.608, 57.899)`
Decimal	`9538503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918BC7, 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 #918BC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918BC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #918BC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918bc7; }
.text { color: #918bc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918bc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 139 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918bc7, #af8bc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #918BC7?: #918BC7 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 #918BC7?: The RGB value is 145, 139, 199: 145 red, 139 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918BC7?: The complementary color is #C1C78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918BC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.