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#916BAE Color

#916BAE is rgb(145, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(274, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 32%) 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#916BAE
HEX#916BAE
RGBrgb(145, 107, 174)
HSLhsl(274, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(274, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.108 309.5)
LABlab(51.16% 25.32 -30.13)
LCHlch(51.16% 39.36 310.04)

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

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.41Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.84Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.9African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.17French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.39

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

#916BAE Channel Values

How #916BAE 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 107 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #916BAE 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #916BAE

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

Base
#916BAE
Complementary
#88AE6B
Analogous
#6F6BAE
Analogous
#AE6BA9
Triadic
#AE916B
Triadic
#6BAE91
Split comp.
#A9AE6B
Split comp.
#6BAE6F

Tints & Shades of #916BAE

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

#9F7FB8
#AE92C3
#BDA6CE
#CEBDDB
#DDD1E6
#EBE5F1

Shades

#7F579E
#6A4884
#573C6D
#452F56
#32223F
#1D1424

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

How #916BAE 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#916BAE
Protanopia#7373AE
Protanomaly#8070AE
Deuteranopia#7979AD
Deuteranomaly#8374AE
Tritanopia#887676
Tritanomaly#8C7290
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #916BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-916bae: #916BAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #916BAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-916bae': '#916BAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_916bae">#916BAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#916BAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#916BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #916BAE?

#916BAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(274, 29%, 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #916BAE?

#916BAE is rgb(145, 107, 174) — red 145, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #916BAE?

#916BAE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #916BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #916BAE scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #916BAE 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 21.71, which is visibly different.

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