What color is #9267A2?

#9267A2 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 #9267A2?

The RGB value is 146, 103, 162: 146 red, 103 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9267A2?

The complementary color is #77A267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9267A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9267A2 color

#9267A2 rgb(146, 103, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9267A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 40.4% green and 63.5% blue (146, 103, 162).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9267A2 color codes

HEX	`#9267A2`
RGB	`rgb(146, 103, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 40.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 28.1, -25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 37.71, 318.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.225, 18.421, 36.508)`
Decimal	`9594786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9267A2, 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 #9267A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9267A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #9267A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9267a2; }
.text { color: #9267a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9267a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 103 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9267a2, #a26794); }

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Questions

What color is #9267A2?: #9267A2 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 #9267A2?: The RGB value is 146, 103, 162: 146 red, 103 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9267A2?: The complementary color is #77A267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9267A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.