What color is #925790?

#925790 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925790?

The RGB value is 146, 87, 144: 146 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925790?

The complementary color is #579259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925790 color

#925790 rgb(146, 87, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #925790 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 34.1% green and 56.5% blue (146, 87, 144).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Grape Candy (#905284), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#925790 color codes

HEX	`#925790`
RGB	`rgb(146, 87, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 34.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, 33.53, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 39.75, 327.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.296, 14.942, 28.195)`
Decimal	`9590672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925790, 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 #925790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #925790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925790; }
.text { color: #925790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 87 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925790, #925773); }

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Questions

What color is #925790?: #925790 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925790?: The RGB value is 146, 87, 144: 146 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925790?: The complementary color is #579259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.