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#916AA4 Color

#916AA4 is rgb(145, 106, 164) in RGB, hsl(280, 24%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#916AA4
HEX#916AA4
RGBrgb(145, 106, 164)
HSLhsl(280, 24%, 53%)
HSVhsv(280, 35%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.097 314.2)
LABlab(50.55% 24.17 -25.26)
LCHlch(50.55% 34.96 313.73)

What #916AA4 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 #916AA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.44Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.32French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.73Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.78African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.02

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

#916AA4 Channel Values

How #916AA4 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 145 · G 106 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 24% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 35% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #916AA4 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #916AA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #916AA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #916AA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#916AA4
Complementary
#7EA46A
Analogous
#746AA4
Analogous
#A46A9A
Triadic
#A4916A
Triadic
#6AA491
Split comp.
#9AA46A
Split comp.
#6AA474

Tints & Shades of #916AA4

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

#9F7DB0
#AF93BD
#BDA6C9
#CEBDD6
#DCD0E2
#ECE6EF

Shades

#7F5991
#6B4C7B
#583E65
#45304F
#322339
#1E1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #916AA4.

How #916AA4 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#916AA4
Protanopia#7272A4
Protanomaly#7F6FA4
Deuteranopia#7979A3
Deuteranomaly#8373A4
Tritanopia#8A7373
Tritanomaly#8D708A
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #916AA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-916aa4: #916AA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #916AA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-916aa4': '#916AA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.416, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_916aa4">#916AA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#916AA4"

More Purple Colors

#916AA4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#916AA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #916AA4?

#916AA4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 106, 164) in RGB and hsl(280, 24%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #916AA4?

#916AA4 is rgb(145, 106, 164) — red 145, green 106, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #916AA4?

#916AA4 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #916AA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #916AA4 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #916AA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #916AA4 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 23.94, which is visibly different.

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