What color is #9273BF?

#9273BF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9273BF?

The RGB value is 146, 115, 191: 146 red, 115 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9273BF?

The complementary color is #A0BF73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9273BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9273BF color

#9273BF rgb(146, 115, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9273BF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.1% green and 74.9% blue (146, 115, 191).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9273BF color codes

HEX	`#9273BF`
RGB	`rgb(146, 115, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 40%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 27.79, -35.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 45.05, 308.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.387, 22.134, 52.11)`
Decimal	`9597887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9273BF, 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 #9273BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9273BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #9273BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9273bf; }
.text { color: #9273bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9273bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 115 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9273bf, #b873bf); }

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Questions

What color is #9273BF?: #9273BF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9273BF?: The RGB value is 146, 115, 191: 146 red, 115 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9273BF?: The complementary color is #A0BF73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9273BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.