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#916AAF Color

#916AAF is rgb(145, 106, 175) in RGB, hsl(274, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 31%) 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 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#916AAF
HEX#916AAF
RGBrgb(145, 106, 175)
HSLhsl(274, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(274, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.111 309.3)
LABlab(50.96% 26.05 -31.02)
LCHlch(50.96% 40.51 310.02)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.83Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.03Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.82Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.88African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.84French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.3

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

#916AAF Channel Values

How #916AAF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #916AAF 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 text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #916AAF

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

Base
#916AAF
Complementary
#88AF6A
Analogous
#6E6AAF
Analogous
#AF6AAA
Triadic
#AF916A
Triadic
#6AAF91
Split comp.
#AAAF6A
Split comp.
#6AAF6E

Tints & Shades of #916AAF

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

#A07EB9
#AE92C4
#BDA5CF
#CEBDDB
#DDD1E6
#EBE4F1

Shades

#7F569F
#6A4785
#583B6D
#452E56
#32223F
#1D1424

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

How #916AAF 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#916AAF
Protanopia#7272AF
Protanomaly#7F6FAF
Deuteranopia#7979AE
Deuteranomaly#8373AF
Tritanopia#887676
Tritanomaly#8C7190
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #916AAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-916aaf: #916AAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #916AAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-916aaf': '#916AAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.416, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_916aaf">#916AAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#916AAF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#916AAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #916AAF?

#916AAF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 106, 175) in RGB and hsl(274, 30%, 55%) 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 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #916AAF?

#916AAF is rgb(145, 106, 175) — red 145, green 106, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #916AAF?

#916AAF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #916AAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #916AAF scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #916AAF 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 20.7, which is visibly different.

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