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#918AAA

Slate Gray · medium cool purple

About #918AAA

With the hex code #918AAA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3AA8A, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red145
Green138
Blue170

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 16.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #918AAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #918AAA.
3.27:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #918AAA.
6.42:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #918AAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#918AAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#838EAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#848EA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8C8F95

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #918AAA?

With the hex code #918AAA, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 57% red, 54% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #918AAA?

Use black text. Black on #918AAA has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #918AAA?

Its complementary colour is #A3AA8A, and analogous partners are #8A93AA and #A18AAA.