What color is #9223DC?

#9223DC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9223DC?

The RGB value is 146, 35, 220: 146 red, 35 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9223DC?

The complementary color is #6DDC23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9223DC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9223DC color

#9223DC rgb(146, 35, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9223DC is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 13.7% green and 86.3% blue (146, 35, 220).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9223DC color codes

HEX	`#9223DC`
RGB	`rgb(146, 35, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 13.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 84%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 72.06, -71.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 101.62, 315.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.37, 12.481, 68.769)`
Decimal	`9577436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9223DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9223DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9223DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9223DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9223dc; }
.text { color: #9223dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9223dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 35 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9223dc, #dc23ca); }

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Questions

What color is #9223DC?: #9223DC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9223DC?: The RGB value is 146, 35, 220: 146 red, 35 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9223DC?: The complementary color is #6DDC23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9223DC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.