What color is #926A91?

#926A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #926A91?

The RGB value is 146, 106, 145: 146 red, 106 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926A91?

The complementary color is #6A926B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926A91 color

#926A91 rgb(146, 106, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #926A91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 41.6% green and 56.9% blue (146, 106, 145).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#926A91 color codes

HEX	`#926A91`
RGB	`rgb(146, 106, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 41.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 22.83, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 27.35, 326.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.118, 18.464, 29.181)`
Decimal	`9595537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926A91, 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 #926A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#926A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #926A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926a91; }
.text { color: #926a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 106 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926a91, #926a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #926A91?: #926A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #926A91?: The RGB value is 146, 106, 145: 146 red, 106 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926A91?: The complementary color is #6A926B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.