What color is #9274A2?

#9274A2 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 #9274A2?

The RGB value is 146, 116, 162: 146 red, 116 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9274A2?

The complementary color is #84A274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9274A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9274A2 color

#9274A2 rgb(146, 116, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9274A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.5% green and 63.5% blue (146, 116, 162).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#9274A2 color codes

HEX	`#9274A2`
RGB	`rgb(146, 116, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, 20.54, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 28.85, 315.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.62, 21.211, 36.973)`
Decimal	`9598114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9274A2, 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 #9274A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9274A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #9274A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9274a2; }
.text { color: #9274a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9274a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 116 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9274a2, #a2749b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9274A2?: #9274A2 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 #9274A2?: The RGB value is 146, 116, 162: 146 red, 116 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9274A2?: The complementary color is #84A274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9274A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.