What color is #9274A9?

#9274A9 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 #9274A9?

The RGB value is 146, 116, 169: 146 red, 116 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9274A9?

The complementary color is #8BA974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9274A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9274A9 color

#9274A9 rgb(146, 116, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9274A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.5% green and 66.3% blue (146, 116, 169).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#9274A9 color codes

HEX	`#9274A9`
RGB	`rgb(146, 116, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, 22.08, -23.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 32.54, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.26, 21.467, 40.341)`
Decimal	`9598121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9274A9, 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 #9274A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9274A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #9274A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9274a9; }
.text { color: #9274a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9274a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 116 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9274a9, #a974a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9274A9?: #9274A9 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 #9274A9?: The RGB value is 146, 116, 169: 146 red, 116 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9274A9?: The complementary color is #8BA974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9274A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.