What color is #926F95?

#926F95 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 #926F95?

The RGB value is 146, 111, 149: 146 red, 111 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #926F95?

The complementary color is #72956F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #926F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#926F95 color

#926F95 rgb(146, 111, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #926F95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 43.5% green and 58.4% blue (146, 111, 149).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#926F95 color codes

HEX	`#926F95`
RGB	`rgb(146, 111, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 43.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 20.72, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 25.77, 323.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.963, 19.65, 31.011)`
Decimal	`9596821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #926F95, 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 #926F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#926F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #926F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #926f95; }
.text { color: #926f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #926f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 111 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #926f95, #956f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #926F95?: #926F95 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 #926F95?: The RGB value is 146, 111, 149: 146 red, 111 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #926F95?: The complementary color is #72956F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #926F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.