What color is #926496?

#926496 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 #926496?

The RGB value is 146, 100, 150: 146 red, 100 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926496?

The complementary color is #689664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926496?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926496 color

#926496 rgb(146, 100, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #926496 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 39.2% green and 58.8% blue (146, 100, 150).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#926496 color codes

HEX	`#926496`
RGB	`rgb(146, 100, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 39.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 33%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 27.31, -19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 33.82, 323.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.916, 17.428, 31.058)`
Decimal	`9594006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926496, 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 #926496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#926496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #926496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926496; }
.text { color: #926496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 100 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926496, #966481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #926496?: #926496 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 #926496?: The RGB value is 146, 100, 150: 146 red, 100 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926496?: The complementary color is #689664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926496?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.