What color is #927B99?

#927B99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927B99?

The RGB value is 146, 123, 153: 146 red, 123 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927B99?

The complementary color is #82997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927B99 color

#927B99 rgb(146, 123, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927B99 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.2% green and 60% blue (146, 123, 153).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#927B99 color codes

HEX	`#927B99`
RGB	`rgb(146, 123, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, 14.55, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 19.39, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.686, 22.577, 33.188)`
Decimal	`9599897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927B99, 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 #927B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #927B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927b99; }
.text { color: #927b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 123 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927b99, #997b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #927B99?: #927B99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927B99?: The RGB value is 146, 123, 153: 146 red, 123 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927B99?: The complementary color is #82997B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.