What color is #922F90?

#922F90 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #922F90?

The RGB value is 146, 47, 144: 146 red, 47 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #922F90?

The complementary color is #2F9231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #922F90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#922F90 color

#922F90 rgb(146, 47, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #922F90 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 18.4% green and 56.5% blue (146, 47, 144).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Warm Purple (#952E8F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#922F90 color codes

HEX	`#922F90`
RGB	`rgb(146, 47, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 18.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 68%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, 53.32, -32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 62.68, 328.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.904, 10.159, 27.398)`
Decimal	`9580432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #922F90, 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 #922F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#922F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #922F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #922f90; }
.text { color: #922f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #922f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 47 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #922f90, #922f5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #922F90?: #922F90 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Warm Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #922F90?: The RGB value is 146, 47, 144: 146 red, 47 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #922F90?: The complementary color is #2F9231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #922F90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.