What color is #927BB9?

#927BB9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927BB9?

The RGB value is 146, 123, 185: 146 red, 123 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927BB9?

The complementary color is #A2B97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927BB9 color

#927BB9 rgb(146, 123, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927BB9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.2% green and 72.5% blue (146, 123, 185).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#927BB9 color codes

HEX	`#927BB9`
RGB	`rgb(146, 123, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.87, 21.7, -29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.87, 36.52, 306.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.692, 23.78, 49.021)`
Decimal	`9599929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927BB9, 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 #927BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #927BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927bb9; }
.text { color: #927bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 123 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927bb9, #b17bb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927BB9?: #927BB9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927BB9?: The RGB value is 146, 123, 185: 146 red, 123 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927BB9?: The complementary color is #A2B97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.