What color is #92659A?

#92659A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92659A?

The RGB value is 146, 101, 154: 146 red, 101 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92659A?

The complementary color is #6D9A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92659A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92659A color

#92659A rgb(146, 101, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92659A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 39.6% green and 60.4% blue (146, 101, 154).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#92659A color codes

HEX	`#92659A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 101, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 39.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.19, 27.56, -21.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.19, 35.07, 321.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.34, 17.752, 32.815)`
Decimal	`9594266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92659A, 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 #92659A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#92659A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #92659A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92659a; }
.text { color: #92659a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92659a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 101 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92659a, #9a6588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #92659A?: #92659A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92659A?: The RGB value is 146, 101, 154: 146 red, 101 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92659A?: The complementary color is #6D9A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92659A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.