What color is #927C9B?

#927C9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927C9B?

The RGB value is 146, 124, 155: 146 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927C9B?

The complementary color is #859B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927C9B color

#927C9B rgb(146, 124, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927C9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (146, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#927C9B color codes

HEX	`#927C9B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, 14.39, -13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 19.72, 316.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.977, 22.893, 34.107)`
Decimal	`9600155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927C9B, 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 #927C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #927C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927c9b; }
.text { color: #927c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927c9b, #9b7c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #927C9B?: #927C9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927C9B?: The RGB value is 146, 124, 155: 146 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927C9B?: The complementary color is #859B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.