What color is #9272A8?

#9272A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9272A8?

The RGB value is 146, 114, 168: 146 red, 114 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9272A8?

The complementary color is #88A872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9272A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9272A8 color

#9272A8 rgb(146, 114, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9272A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 44.7% green and 65.9% blue (146, 114, 168).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#9272A8 color codes

HEX	`#9272A8`
RGB	`rgb(146, 114, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 44.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 23.03, -24.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 33.36, 313.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.938, 20.973, 39.773)`
Decimal	`9597608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9272A8, 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 #9272A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9272A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #9272A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9272a8; }
.text { color: #9272a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9272a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 114 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9272a8, #a872a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9272A8?: #9272A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9272A8?: The RGB value is 146, 114, 168: 146 red, 114 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9272A8?: The complementary color is #88A872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9272A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.