Color

#915A8A

Warm purple. Nearest reference color: Antique fuchsia.

RGB

0–255

145

138

CMYK

0–100%

37.93%

4.83%

43.14%

RGB describes how #915A8A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 145, green 90 and blue 138.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 37.93%, yellow 4.83% and black 43.14%.

HSL values

H 307.64° S 23.4% L 46.08%

In the HSL color model, #915A8A has a hue of 307.64°, 23.4% saturation and 46.08% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#915A8A is a medium, warm purple with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #915A8A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #915A8A

RGB rgb(145, 90, 138)

HSL hsl(307.64 23.4% 46.08%)

OKLCH oklch(0.545435 0.097823 331.4806)

CSS --color: #915A8A;

Tints of #915A8A

Tints are lighter variations of #915A8A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE5FB #F3B6EB #D296C9 #B178A9 #915A8A

Shades of #915A8A

Shades are darker variations of #915A8A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#915A8A #713C6A #511F4C #330230 #10000E

Tones of #915A8A

Tones reduce the chroma of #915A8A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#915A8A #8B5F85 #84647F #7D697A #766D74

Tonal range of #915A8A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #915A8A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE5FB #F3B6EB #D296C9 #B178A9 #915A8A #713C6A #511F4C #330230 #10000E

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE5FB;
    --color-200: #F3B6EB;
    --color-300: #D296C9;
    --color-400: #B178A9;
    --color-500: #915A8A;
    --color-600: #713C6A;
    --color-700: #511F4C;
    --color-800: #330230;
    --color-900: #10000E;
}

Colors that go with #915A8A

Color harmonies for #915A8A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#915A8A #408053

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#7A62A0 #915A8A #9E566C

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#915A8A #856E20 #007E90

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#915A8A #677933 #018274

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#915A8A #99622E #408053 #3477A4

CSS gradients with #915A8A

These gradients show how #915A8A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#915A8A #AD82A6 #C8AAC3 #E4D4E1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #915A8A, #AD82A6, #C8AAC3, #E4D4E1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#915A8A #613B5C #351E32 #0E050D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #915A8A, #613B5C, #351E32, #0E050D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#915A8A #6C67A6 #3476A4 #008082 #408053

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #915A8A, #6C67A6, #3476A4, #008082, #408053);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #915A8A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.21:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.03:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1517 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #915A8A as the background.

background-color: #915A8A;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #915A8A in design

See how #915A8A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#915A8A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #915A8A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#F3B6EB

#915A8A

#330230

Colors similar to #915A8A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #915A8A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#AA71A3 #784372 #9B5093 #866381 #8A5C92 #975881 #97689F #8A4D75

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #915A8A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #58688C Deuteranopia #666F88 Tritanopia #955D6C

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #915A8A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 19.9204
Y: 15.168
Z: 25.9183

CIELAB

L*: 45.8634
a*: 30.3475
b*: -17.2885

OKLab

L: 0.545435
a: 0.085953
b: -0.046706

OKLCH

L: 0.545435
C: 0.097823
H: 331.4806°