What color is #925A8C?

#925A8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925A8C?

The RGB value is 146, 90, 140: 146 red, 90 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925A8C?

The complementary color is #5A9260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925A8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925A8C color

#925A8C rgb(146, 90, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #925A8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 35.3% green and 54.9% blue (146, 90, 140).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#925A8C color codes

HEX	`#925A8C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 90, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 35.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.07, 31.07, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.07, 35.99, 329.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.244, 15.318, 26.696)`
Decimal	`9591436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925A8C, 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 #925A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #925A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925a8c; }
.text { color: #925a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 90 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925a8c, #925a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #925A8C?: #925A8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925A8C?: The RGB value is 146, 90, 140: 146 red, 90 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925A8C?: The complementary color is #5A9260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925A8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.