What color is #925F8E?

#925F8E 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 #925F8E?

The RGB value is 146, 95, 142: 146 red, 95 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925F8E?

The complementary color is #5F9263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925F8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925F8E color

#925F8E rgb(146, 95, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #925F8E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 37.3% green and 55.7% blue (146, 95, 142).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#925F8E color codes

HEX	`#925F8E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 95, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 37.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 28.6, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 33.52, 328.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.828, 16.249, 27.625)`
Decimal	`9592718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925F8E, 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 #925F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #925F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925f8e; }
.text { color: #925f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 95 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925f8e, #925f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #925F8E?: #925F8E 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 #925F8E?: The RGB value is 146, 95, 142: 146 red, 95 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925F8E?: The complementary color is #5F9263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925F8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.