What color is #927AA0?

#927AA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927AA0?

The RGB value is 146, 122, 160: 146 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927AA0?

The complementary color is #88A07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927AA0 color

#927AA0 rgb(146, 122, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927AA0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 47.8% green and 62.7% blue (146, 122, 160).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#927AA0 color codes

HEX	`#927AA0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 122, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 47.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, 16.61, -16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 23.69, 314.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.158, 22.568, 36.282)`
Decimal	`9599648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927AA0, 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 #927AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #927AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927aa0; }
.text { color: #927aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 122 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927aa0, #a07a9b); }

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Questions

What color is #927AA0?: #927AA0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927AA0?: The RGB value is 146, 122, 160: 146 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927AA0?: The complementary color is #88A07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.