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#908AA3 Color

#908AA3 is rgb(144, 138, 163) in RGB, hsl(254, 12%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#908AA3
HEX#908AA3
RGBrgb(144, 138, 163)
HSLhsl(254, 12%, 59%)
HSVhsv(254, 15%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.037 296.3)
LABlab(58.64% 6.13 -12.46)
LCHlch(58.64% 13.89 296.19)

What #908AA3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #908AA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 5.08Manatee#979AAAΔE 7.92Roman Silver#838996ΔE 8.09Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.22Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.37Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#908AA3 Channel Values

How #908AA3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 144 · G 138 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 12% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 15% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #908AA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #908AA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #908AA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #908AA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#908AA3
Complementary
#9DA38A
Analogous
#8A91A3
Analogous
#9C8AA3
Triadic
#A3908A
Triadic
#8AA390
Split comp.
#A39C8A
Split comp.
#91A38A

Tints & Shades of #908AA3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A09BB0
#AEA9BC
#BEBAC9
#CBC9D4
#DCDAE2
#E9E8ED

Shades

#7A7391
#67607B
#544F64
#433F50
#302D39
#1D1B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #908AA3.

How #908AA3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#908AA3
Protanopia#8B8BA3
Protanomaly#8D8BA3
Deuteranopia#8C8CA3
Deuteranomaly#8E8BA3
Tritanopia#8D8D8D
Tritanomaly#8E8C97
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #908AA3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-908aa3: #908AA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #908AA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-908aa3': '#908AA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.541, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_908aa3">#908AA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#908AA3"

More Blue Colors

#908AA3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#908AA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #908AA3?

#908AA3 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(144, 138, 163) in RGB and hsl(254, 12%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #908AA3?

#908AA3 is rgb(144, 138, 163) — red 144, green 138, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #908AA3?

#908AA3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #908AA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #908AA3 scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #908AA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #908AA3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 10.07, which is visibly different.

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