What color is #9238AF?

#9238AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9238AF?

The RGB value is 146, 56, 175: 146 red, 56 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9238AF?

The complementary color is #55AF38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9238AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9238AF color

#9238AF rgb(146, 56, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9238AF is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 22% green and 68.6% blue (146, 56, 175).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 52% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pleasant Purple (#8833AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9238AF color codes

HEX	`#9238AF`
RGB	`rgb(146, 56, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 22%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 52%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 68%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.27, 55.43, -46.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.27, 72.4, 319.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.005, 12.035, 41.766)`
Decimal	`9582767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9238AF, 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 #9238AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9238AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #9238AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9238af; }
.text { color: #9238af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9238af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 56 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9238af, #af3891); }

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Questions

What color is #9238AF?: #9238AF is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9238AF?: The RGB value is 146, 56, 175: 146 red, 56 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9238AF?: The complementary color is #55AF38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9238AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.