What color is #927BC4?

#927BC4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927BC4?

The RGB value is 146, 123, 196: 146 red, 123 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927BC4?

The complementary color is #ADC47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927BC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927BC4 color

#927BC4 rgb(146, 123, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927BC4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.2% green and 76.9% blue (146, 123, 196).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#927BC4 color codes

HEX	`#927BC4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 123, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 37%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, 24.36, -34.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 42.56, 304.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.899, 24.262, 55.374)`
Decimal	`9599940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927BC4, 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 #927BC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927BC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #927BC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927bc4; }
.text { color: #927bc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927bc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 123 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927bc4, #b77bc4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927BC4?: #927BC4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927BC4?: The RGB value is 146, 123, 196: 146 red, 123 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927BC4?: The complementary color is #ADC47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927BC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.